Flashcard on Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Which of the following statements about autism spectrum disorders is true? It is a single, well-defined category of disability., One characteristic of people with autism spectrum disorders is that they are intellectually disabled., The majority of people with autism are impaired in some cognitive areas but are highly intelligent or geniuses in others., There is no evidence that bad parenting causes autism.

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There is no evidence that bad parenting causes autism.

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The words "autistic" and "autism" come from the Greek word autos, meaning

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self.

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One characteristic that distinguished children studied by Kanner was

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an inability to relate to others in an ordinary manner.

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Asperger identified children who had superior intelligence but channeled their intellectual pursuits into obsessive preoccupation in narrow areas.

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superior intelligence but channeled their intellectual pursuits into obsessive preoccupation in narrow areas.

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Which of the following is not a characteristic Kanner described in the children he was studying?
- They preferred to play alone.
- They exhibited typical play behavior.
- They showed an obsessive desire for repetition.
- They were resistant to being held by their parents.

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They exhibited typical play behavior.

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Communication requires encoding and decoding.

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encoding and decoding.

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Requesting objects, rejecting interactions, sharing ideas, and seeking social interaction are examples of

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communicative functions.

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The communication of ideas through an arbitrary system of symbols used according to certain rules that determine meaning is

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language.

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By definition, all communication disorders involve impairments of speech.

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False

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Many children quickly outgrow their dysfluencies.

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True