Autism

Research on autism spectrum disorders has resulted in a cure for the disease.

• true

• false

There is no medical test available to diagnose autism spectrum disorders.

• true

• false

Asperger syndrome is no longer classified as a discrete disability in the DSM 5.

• true

• false

The risk for ASD is five times higher in males than females.

• true

• false

Researchers currently support a causal relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism spectrum disorders.

• true

• false

A lack of speech has long been considered a hallmark of autism spectrum disorders.

• true

• false

The term autistic is best described as:

• a withdrawal from relationships

• a picture from words

• an absence of communication

• being in a world of their own

According to IDEA, autism is generally evident before age:

• three

• five

• six

• nine

_________________ describes the 10% of the ASD population who exhibit unique “unlearned skills”.

• autistic savants

• mildly autistic

• moderately autistic

• severely autistic

The____________ is a cognitive hypothesis that seeks to explain the inability of the individual with autism spectrum disorders to realize that other people have their own unique points of view about the world.

• theory of hope

• theory of mind

• parental theory

• theory of autism