T or F: There are many types of genetic microdeletions, some will have no effect on a child's
development while others can cause significant impairments in intellectual, physical, or motor skills. -
Answers True
T or F: Early signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are lack of shared attention and decreased use
of gestures such as pointing, waving, or reaching for others. - Answers True
T or F: Fetal alcohol syndrome is a condition that affects only the brain and central nervous system
with limited impacts on a child's behavioral skills. - Answers False
T or F: Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a neurological speech sound disorder that affects a child's
ability to program and plan voluntary movements for speech. - Answers True
T or F: Children with CAS typically have reduced receptive and expressive language skills, and poor
intent or desire to communicate. - Answers False
T or F: Angleman Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome are all genetic disorders
that can cause developmental delays, intellectual disabilities, and behavioral challenges in children. -
Answers False
T or F: Symptoms of CAS and Autism are very different in young children and easy to distinguish
because an Autistic child has very strong verbal communication skills and is likely to have more words.
- Answers False
T or F: Children with Down Syndrome are likely to have other health conditions such as heart
problems, hearing loss, and eye disease. - Answers True
T or F: Children with ASD have deficits in understanding symbols, resulting in difficulties using
standard meanings of words, but they compensate with effective use of gestures to communicate. -
Answers False
T or F: Positive indicators of CAS in very young children are a lack of babbling or sound play as an
infant and less than 5 words at 15 months or older. - Answers True
T or F: Early identification and intervention of ASD is important because it can completely change the
developmental potential of a child and can dramatically reduce both educational and lifetime care
costs. - Answers True
T or F: Poor imitation skills and lack of shared interest can cause atypical play skills in children with
ASD. - Answers True
T or F: The identified prevalence of autism spectrum disorder is 1 in 68 children and is more common
in boys than girls. - Answers True
T or F: Late language emergent children have typical vocabulary acquisition and demonstrate slow
development of articulation and sentence structure. - Answers False
T or F: Early signs of cerebral palsy are stiff muscles, problems with sucking or swallowing and delays
in motor development. - Answers True
Which best describes Epilepsy? - Answers A common neurological disorder that can start in childhood
and cause different levels and types of seizures.
Symptoms of CAS in very young children include all EXCEPT: - Answers - poor receptive language skills
Some children with motor challenges lack postural tone. Strategies that might be used to assist the
children in sitting upright include: - Answers - all of the above
Stiff muscles, problems moving one side of the body, jerky reflexes, difficulty with speech, and poor
balance and coordination are signs and symptoms of which disorder? - Answers Cerebral palsy
Environmental risk factors that can affect the development of young children include which of the
following: - Answers - mentally ill parent
- poor or nonexistent healthcare services
- environmental toxins
(all of the above)
Down syndrome is one of the most common genetic disorders that affect many areas of
development. Common features of Down Syndrome includes all of the following except: - Answers -
compulsive eating
Which evidence-based interventions for CAS are determined to be effective and should be used with
these children? - Answers - PROMPT
- Kaufman
- DTTC
- AAC