ASD Final Exam Questions With
Detailed Answers.
According to the Adult Consumer Survey, most adults with autism spectrum disorder live... -
✔✔✔ - with parents or relatives
What were some of the differences found between the self-reporting subsamples (SR) and the
legally represented subsamples (LR) in the paper by Gotham et al. (2015)? - ✔✔✔ - - The LR
group is thought to represent less cognitively able adults in comparison to the SR group.
- Both the SR group and the LR group placed priority on improving health care access and
current treatments.
- Both SR group and LR group placed priority on increasing understanding and acceptance of
adults with ASD.
According to Henninger and Taylor, what aspect of measuring ASD outcomes was missing from
early studies (pre early 2000s)? - ✔✔✔ - consideration of the fit between the individual and
their environment
Which of these receives the lowest funding in terms of research on autism? - ✔✔✔ - lifespan
issues
According to Gotham (2015), adults with ASD and their caregivers place the most emphasis on
what as a priority for future research? - ✔✔✔ - societal understanding and acceptance
According to The Psychophysiological Mechanisms of Alexithymia in Autism Spectrum Disorder
by Gaigg and colleagues, what percentage range is most accurate regarding the affect
alexithymia has on individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder? - ✔✔✔ - 40-50%
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Studying alexithymia is important because - ✔✔✔ - - difficulties with identifying and
describing emotions are not a feature of ASD, but a feature of co-morbid alexithymia
- people with ASD commonly seek treatment for co-morbid difficulties such as anxiety and
depression, and alexithymia can have negative impacts on psychotherapy
What dimension did the qualitative responses in the Cage et al., 2018 study enable the
researchers to identify in the majority of adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder? - ✔✔✔ -
Participants exhibited camouflaging which contributed to mental illness and severely affected
their psychological well-being
According to the article by Lai and Baren Cohen (2015), why is it difficult to diagnose ASD in
adults? - ✔✔✔ - - adults may not accurately reflect on their childhood experiences due to the
long time gap
- learned coping or camouflaging could hide symptoms
- ASD symptoms could get overshadowed by a co-occurring condition
Which of the following is not a disadvantage associated with camouflaging? - ✔✔✔ - lack of
original interests
What are two key methodological challenges to research on females with ASD? - ✔✔✔ - -
participants were from autism clinics where there is a mostly male sample due to a higher rate
of undiagnosed women
- measures have been developed and validated with largely male samples
Compared to _____, ________, are at an elevated risk of their ASD going undiagnosed; their
difficulties are frequently mislabelled or missed entirely. - ✔✔✔ - males; females
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Why in some cases does an ASD diagnosis in adulthood bring positivity? - ✔✔✔ - it gives an
alternate explanation for their behavior
Of the following, which of these is the most important individual factor for individuals with ASD
to sustain employment? - ✔✔✔ - personal care and hygeine
According to Chan et al. (2017), what was/were the most powerful predictor(s) of sustained
employment in adults with ASD and co-occurring intellectual disabilities? - ✔✔✔ - - living
currently in an area with large population size
- having participated in inclusive education as a child
- having more independent daily living skills
Chan et al. argue that their study is one of the first to use longitudinal data to examine what in
individuals with ASD with a comorbid ID? - ✔✔✔ - sustained paid employment over time
To sustain employment in adults with ASD with co, occurring ID (intellectual disability) which
one of the following would play a major role: - ✔✔✔ - a. Independent daily living skills
b. Higher family income and living in a large area of population
c. Maternal social network and inclusive education
d. All of the above
????but probably d
According to the Anderson et al (2019) article, what are some difficulties a student with ASD
may face in a postsecondary education setting? - ✔✔✔ - - understanding abstract thoughts
- unpredictability of university life
- distractions due to larger class size and crowds
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