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WorksheetsAutism
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
ASD is an acronym for
a)
American Society for Disabled persons
b)
Autism Spectrum Disorders
c)
Autism Society of Disabled
d)
American Society of Disabled
2.
Autism is more prevalent in
a)
females
b)
males
c)
older females
d)
none are true
3.
IF a child maintains eye contact with you he is not autistic(choose the best answer
a)
Always True
b)
Always False
c)
not always-every child is different
d)
none of these
4.
Autism significantly affects all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Verbal Communications
b)
Social Interaction
c)
Educational Performance
d)
Lung Function
5.
Which condition is also on the spectrum of autism disorders?
a)
Obsessive Complusive Disorder
b)
Epilepsy
c)
Panic Disorder
d)
Asperger Syndrome
6.
Researchers suggest that the development of autism is rooted in
a)
Genetics and Very Early Brain Development
b)
Low Immunity
c)
Vaccines
d)
Traumatic Brain Injury
7.
Aspergers is no longer used to describe someone. The new term for someone with Aspergers is?
a)
Autistic life disability?
b)
Autism heightened deficiency
c)
Autistic Spectrum Brain Disorder
d)
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
8.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
a)
Developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication
b)
A developmental disability significantly affecting social interaction
c)
A developmental disability that is evident before age 3
d)
All of the above
9.
Which of these answers about Communication and ASD is INCORRECT?
a)
50% of children with ASD never develop language
b)
There is usually a delay in receptive and expressive language
c)
They usually have a marked impairment in conversational skills
d)
If they have speech it may not be fluent or functional
10.
True or False. Asperger's syndrome is a milder case of autism.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Which statement best describes Autism?
a)
Someone who has physical noticeable disabilities.
b)
Someone who flaps their hands and shouts loudly.
c)
It is a hidden disability. You don't know just by looking at someone.
d)
Someone who sounds out random words?
12.
True or False. Theory of mind is a cognitive hypothesis that seeks to explain the inability of the individual with ASD to realize that other people have their own unique point of view about the world?
a)
True
b)
False
13.
A dramatic ________ has occurred in the number of students with ASD in the past decade.
a)
increase
b)
decrease
14.
Communication differences include
a)
little or no speech, does not respond when called by name, asks repetitive questions,
b)
fails to initiate or respond to greetings, struggles with following directions, displays immediate or delayed echolaila, difficulty with conversation
c)
both
d)
neither
15.
Behavior pattersn i-nclude
a)
repetititve motor movements-flapping, rocking, pacing
b)
difficulty with transitions, need for sameness
c)
difficulty with activities other than intense special interests
d)
all are true
16.
what does the term neuro- typical mean
a)
people who develop normally
b)
people who are not on the autistic spectrum
c)
normal brain development
17.
what is classical autism otherwise known as?
a)
Kamers
b)
Kanters
c)
Kanners
d)
aspergers
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