Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Higher functioning autism is differentiated from lower functioning autism by

• less impairment in social-communication skills

• average or above cognitive functioning

• Better adaptive functioning

• all of the above

What are early signs of autism?

• They engage in pretend play

• They can speak in simple sentences

• Avoids or does not keep eye contact

• They respond to their name

What percent of the population of children in the U.S. ages 3-17 have an autism spectrum disorder ccx

• 20%

• 1%

• 15%

• 5%

About how many Americans are living with an autism spectrum disorder

• 10 thousand

• 1 million

• 50 thousand

• 1.5 million

Autism prevalence is estimated at ___________ births.

• I in 85

• 1 in 225

• 1 in 110

• I in 600

How much does autism costs the nation _______ per year. This figure expected to significantly increase in the next decade

• 35 billion

• 3.5 billion

• 35 million

• 3.5 million

Boys are ____times more likely than girls to have autism

• 2

• 1

• 4

• 7

Autism receives ______ of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases

• More than 5 percent

• less than 5 percent

• more than 20 percent

• less than 10%

Autism is a developmental disorder that appears ______

• in the first year of life

• first 6 months of life

• In the first 3 years of life

• at birth

There is no medical detection or cure for autism

• False
• True