ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Exam with Questions and Answers Correct 2024
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ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Exam
with Questions and Answers Correct
2024
What is autism spectrum disoder (ASD)? - CORRECT ANSWER-ASD is a complex
neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by abnormalities in the social behavior,
language, and communication skills, and unusual behaviors a...
ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Exam
with Questions and Answers Correct
2024
What is autism spectrum disoder (ASD)? - CORRECT ANSWER-ASD is a complex
neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by abnormalities in the social behavior,
language, and communication skills, and unusual behaviors and interests.
The term autism spectrum disorder refers to 3 DSM-IV-TR Pervasive Developmental
Disorders (PDDs) all characterized by impairments in social and communication skills
and by stereotyped patterns of interests and behaviors. What are these 3 pervasive
developmental disorders? - CORRECT ANSWER-Autistic Disoder
Asperger's Disorder
Pervasive Developmental Disorder, not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS)
Furthermore the category of pervasive developmental disorders also include two rare
disorders, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and Rett's Disorder.
Who was the first to describe the autism in 1943? - CORRECT ANSWER-Dr. Leo
Kanner. Described 11 children with the term early infantile autism.
Autism means "within oneself".
When was Aperger's disorder first described? - CORRECT ANSWER-1944 by Dr. Hans
Asperger. He may himself may have been on the autism spectrum.
How early must a child show delays or abnormal functioning in social interaction, in
language, or imaginative play to get a diagnosis of autism? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Before age 3.
The criterion for autistic disorder is divided into 1, 2 and 3. How many symptoms must
the child have overall to receive a diagnosis and how many from category 1, 2 and 3? -
CORRECT ANSWER-6 symptoms (or more) from 1, 2 and 3 is needed for diagnosis. At
least two from category 1, and one each from category 2 and 3.
Category 1 is:
Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of four
symptoms.
Category 2 is:
Qualitative impairments in communication as manifested by at least one of four
symptoms.
Category 3 is:
, Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities as
manifested by at least one of four symptoms.
What is the range of intelligence for children with ASD? - CORRECT ANSWER-From
profound disability ti above average intelligence.
What is different about the processing of faces and facial expressions in children with
ASD? - CORRECT ANSWER-They may overemphasize one part of the face, such as
the mouth, rather than attending to the overall shape or focusing on the eyes as most
children do.
May reflect a tendency to to attend to stimuli in which sound and motion co-occur.
Children with ASD show a deficits in the ability to coordinate attention to a social partner
and an object or event of mutual interest. This ability is called what? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Joint attention. Typically emerges between 9-14 months.
Poor quality of eye contact and smiling during interactions during the first year may be
related to deficits in joint attention in the second year of life of children later diagnosed
with ASD.
Joint attention the predicts later language development at age 20 months, and
language, communication and social behavior at 42 months.
The quality of infant-mother attachment in young children with ASD contributes
substantially to...? - CORRECT ANSWER-The development of the child's play behavior,
which important for the development of social skills.
The global deficit in children with ASD is not the ability to form attachments but a deficit
in the ability to understand and respond to social information.
Children with ASD have problems with both processing and expressing...? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Emotional information. Their own bodily expressions of emotion is often
characterized by limited spontaneous use of expressive gestures, and bizarre, rigid,
mechanical facial expressions.
Children with ASD might point to a stuffed animal she wants that is out of reach. This is
demonstrate Protoimperative Gestures - gestures, or vocalizations that are used to
express needs. This child might fail using another type of gesture called...? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Protodeclarative gestures - gestures or vocalizations that direct the attention
of others to objects of shared interest. The primary point being engaging interaction with
others.
How many children with ASD do not develop useful language? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Half.
Children who do develop language usually do so before age 5.
Children with autism may use instrumental gestures (to get someone to do something),
but they fail to use...? - CORRECT ANSWER-Expressive gestures - conveys feeling.
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