Autism Acceptance Week 2024

Autism is what type of disability?

• Physical

• Developmental

• Mental

• Multiple Disability

Which Autism fact is true?

• Boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed with Autism.

• Girls are 2 times more likely to be diagnosed with Autism.

• Boys are twice as likely to be diagnosed with Autism.

• Boys and girls are diagnosed an even amount.

True or False: Autism is almost always genetic.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The National Institutes of Health states there is a genetic component that predisposes people to develop autism, but there is also an environmental component. The incidence of autism over the last 20 years has risen so rapidly that genetics cannot be the sole cause.

Choose two (2) other types of Autism found on the Autism Spectrum.

• Aspergers Syndrome

• Autism Type II

• Pervasive Development Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

• Minor Autism

Autism can be cured.

• True

• False

Autism differs in each person. Choose possible symptoms of Autism.

• Avoiding eye contact

• Repetition of words

• Difficulty with changes in routines

• Flapping hands, spinning in circles, rocking back and forth

Which famous person had been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?

• Tom Cruise

• Eli Manning

• Albert Einstein

• Bill Cosby

Symptoms of Autism almost always start before what age?

• 10

• 3

• 5

• 8

How is Autism diagnosed?

• social interactions/relationships

• limited interests in activities or playing

• verbal/nonverbal communication

• all of the above

Autism affects how many children?

• 1 in 100

• 1 in 50

• 1 in 12

• 1 in 4