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Autism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Research on autism spectrum disorders has resulted in a cure for the disease.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

There is no medical test available to diagnose autism spectrum disorders.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Asperger syndrome is no longer classified as a discrete disability in the DSM 5.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

The risk for ASD is five times higher in males than females.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Researchers currently support a causal relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism spectrum disorders.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

A lack of speech has long been considered a hallmark of autism spectrum disorders.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

The term autistic is best described as:

a)

a withdrawal from relationships

b)

a picture from words

c)

an absence of communication

d)

being in a world of their own

8.

According to IDEA, autism is generally evident before age:

a)

three

b)

five

c)

six

d)

nine

9.

_________________ describes the 10% of the ASD population who exhibit unique “unlearned skills”.

a)

autistic savants

b)

mildly autistic

c)

moderately autistic

d)

severely autistic

10.

The____________ is a cognitive hypothesis that seeks to explain the inability of the individual with autism spectrum disorders to realize that other people have their own unique points of view about the world.

a)

theory of hope

b)

theory of mind

c)

parental theory

d)

theory of autism