Temple Grandin, in her TED Talk indicates that the brains of people with ASD are similar to
the brains of animals in some distinct ways, which she believes has given her insights to
allow her to excel at her career designing live stock handling facilities. What are two
similarities that she s...
Temple Grandin, in her TED Talk indicates that the brains of people with ASD are similar to
the brains of animals in some distinct ways, which she believes has given her insights to
allow her to excel at her career designing live stock handling facilities. What are two
similarities that she she identifies? - ✔✔✔Both are sensory based and both think in pictures
instead of words.
All but which of the following are reasons why people "bought" the Refrigerator Mother's
theory of ASD. - ✔✔✔----There was strong clinical evidence that it was true
It was a very psychoanalytical period in history when "psychological differences/disorders"
were believed to have their root in mother/child relationships.
It was a period of time where information was difficult to come by and professionals were
viewed as infallible.
Mothers were typically home with their children, rather than working, and so if something
was "wrong" it was assumed that the mother was to blame.
The research literature strongly supports the hypothesis that MMR vaccines cause ASD. -
✔✔✔False
In the Refrigerator Mother's video, Dr. Robert Cole recognized that mothers were feeling
overwhelmed and being judged when they sought medical support. What strategy did he
identify as a critical element for professionals in working effectively with families? -
✔✔✔Isolate the child.
Tell the parent what to do for their child.
---Collaborate with parents as they have an enormous amount to teach the professionals.
Share detailed information about ASD with the family
Dr. Rimland challenges Bettlehiem's perspective by declaring that Autism was not caused by
poor parenting, but rather by - ✔✔✔strong attachment to fathers.
,---neurobiological factors.
social factors.
none of the above.
The intervention practice of removing children with autism from their families - ✔✔✔----
lacked research and practice evidence.
had strong scientific support.
had moderate scientific support.
lacked research but had practice evidence.
Genetic studies have indicated - ✔✔✔siblings of a child with Autism have an increased
chance of having ASD compared to siblings of non-autistic children.
Autistic characteristics can been seen in the family lineage.
Identical twins are more likely to both be affected by ASD than fraternal twins.
----All of the above
There is a growing body of evidence that other environmental factors, such as exposure to
pesticides, air pollutants, etc. are - ✔✔✔not a factor in the cause of ASD.
----a potential factor in the cause of ASD for children who have a predisposition, but the
combination of factors and/or amount of exposure is unknown.
the cause of ASD diagnosis for children.
none of the above.
Evidence suggests that ASD is something that someone is born with, not something that
develops later in life. - ✔✔✔True
Autism was first described by Leo Kanner in 1943. In his paper, Autistic Disturbance of
Affective Contact, he described the behavioral characteristics of 11 children. Kanner chose
the term "autistic" to refer to the focus of these children on "oneself" that he observed in these
children. - ✔✔✔True
Your text indicates that some individuals with ASD will have a period of regression or loss of
skills. The most typical time period for this to occur is: - ✔✔✔when the child is in utero.
, ----when the child is 1-3 years of age.
when the child is 5-8 years of age.
when the child is 10-13 years of age.
According to your text, the prevalence of ASD is the same across the 50 states and the
majority of developed countries. - ✔✔✔False
Sensory diets, when developed by an occupational therapist, are considered an evidence
based practice according to your text. - ✔✔✔False
The term Autism SPECTRUM Disorder highlights that the fact that affected individuals are
likely to have varying degrees of symptom severity. - ✔✔✔True
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the prevalence of ASD is
4 to 5 times higher among boys than girls. - ✔✔✔True
According to the DSM-5, individuals must have deficits in all three areas of social
communication and two of four areas of restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior in order
to receive a diagnosis of ASD. - ✔✔✔True
Asperger Syndrome is a type of ASD included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - 5th
Edition. - ✔✔✔False
Outside of the United States, the primary diagnostic tool for ASD is - ✔✔✔the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual (DSM).
----International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD).
the DSM 4-TR.
none of the above.
Lai et al., (2014), in the article Autism, documented that children with ASD are unlikely to
have other co-morbid or co-occurring disorders. - ✔✔✔False
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