Neumann EAFCP knowledge quiz

What position does A.J. Brown play?

• Cornerback

• Wide Receiver

• Running back

• Safety

• A professor at Neumann

Answer explanation

A.J. Brown donated a signed football that we are raffling off in the month of April. $5.00 a chance. Drawing April 25th. Watch for more ways to enter throughout the month.

What year was the first Eagles Autism Challenge?

• 2010

• 2000

• 2021

• 2018

Answer explanation

Dr. Abnett ran in the first EAC on May 19, 2018.

Autism is one of the fastest-growing developmental disorders in the United States. Currently, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in ______ individuals under the age of 21 are on the autism spectrum.

• 1 in 102

• 1 in 77

• 1 in 55

• 1 in 36

Answer explanation

Nationally, the rise in autism rates has been similar to the trend in New York and New Jersey, according to a 2021 CDC report. One in 54 children had been diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2016, compared to 1 in 150 in 2000.

Who is Ryan Hammond?

• Eagles Possible draft pick for 2023

• Head of Eagles Autism Foundation

• A Neumann graduate who has autism

• The first known case of autism in the U.S.

Answer explanation

Ryan Hammond graduated from Neumann University with a Business degree in 2000. She is the Executive Director of the Eagles Autism Foundation.

What does EAFCP stand for?

• Eagles Autism Foundation Club Program

• Eagles Autism Foundation Challenge Program

• Eagles Autism's Foundation College Program

• Eagles Autism Foundation College Partnership

Answer explanation

This year, Neumann was added as the third University to become an Eagles Autism Foundation College Program. West Chester was the first.

How much money has the EAC raised to date? (closest amount)

• More than $12 million

• More than $15 million

• More than $10 million

• More than $20 million

Answer explanation

Donate or join if our Club!

https://fundraisers.hakuapp.com/teams/neumann-u-crew

Dr. Abnett ran the Eagles Autism Challenge in 2018. Which Eagle's player did Dr. Abnett get a photo with at the finish line?

• Deuce Stanley

• Brian Dawkins

• A.J. Brown

• Jason Kelse

Answer explanation

While Deuce did the 30 mile bike ride and Dr. Abnett did the 5k run, We crossed the finish line together!

Boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Girls are often missed because the criteria and characteristics are based on research in boys. As of 2022, One in 189 females in the United States is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Autism Symptoms can include any of following but the spectrum of the characteristics makes every child with autism unique.

• Difficulty with communication

• Difficulty with Social Interactions

• Difficulty with non-verbal cues

• Repetitive movements

• All of the above

THE WORD "AUTISM" was first used in ____ by Dr. Eugen Bleuler, a Swiss psychiatrist. It wasn't used as a diagnosis; instead it described a set of symptoms, including self-absorbtion, seen in a subset of people with schizophrenia

• 1926

• 1908

• 1944

• 1973

Answer explanation

During the 1940s, two people, Leo Kanner, a child psychiatrist at the John Hopkins University and Hans Asperger, a doctor in Germany, both described behaviors such as withdrawal, poor social communication and intense interests. Both used the term autism. The two did not know each other and never discussed their work.