ASD UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE
●● What are common screening questions for children with ASD?
Answer: Questions about hyperactivity, impulsivity, distractibility,
avoiding interpersonal contact, not understanding social cues,
stereotyped behaviors, language problems, learning difficulties, and
academic struggles.
●● What are adaptive skills neurotypical people use for daily survival?
Answer: Meeting developmental stages, using language to communicate
needs, understanding nonverbal cues, facial expressions, eye contact,
touch, body language, socialization, and behavioral inhibition.
●● How do people learn according to the ASD slides?
Answer: Through the senses.
●● What can happen when there is too much sensory input?
Answer: Sensory overload can occur, making learning and processing
difficult.
●● What is the 'extreme male brain theory' of ASD?
, Answer: A controversial theory suggesting ASD involves an exaggerated
form of traits stereotypically associated with male cognitive patterns.
●● What does it mean that ASD is a 'spectrum' disorder?
Answer: ASD can appear in many combinations and levels of severity
involving intellectual ability, language problems, and behaviors.
●● Why does the 'all or nothing' phenomenon not apply to ASD?
Answer: Because symptoms vary widely among individuals.
●● What are the three pervasive areas of impairment in ASD?
Answer: Social interaction, communication, and unusual
behaviors/interests.
●● What social difference is common in children with ASD regarding
eye contact?
Answer: Little eye contact.
●● How are facial expressions affected in children with ASD?
Answer: They may show limited facial expression.
●● What is joint attention?
Answer: Shared focus between people on an object or event.
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE
●● What are common screening questions for children with ASD?
Answer: Questions about hyperactivity, impulsivity, distractibility,
avoiding interpersonal contact, not understanding social cues,
stereotyped behaviors, language problems, learning difficulties, and
academic struggles.
●● What are adaptive skills neurotypical people use for daily survival?
Answer: Meeting developmental stages, using language to communicate
needs, understanding nonverbal cues, facial expressions, eye contact,
touch, body language, socialization, and behavioral inhibition.
●● How do people learn according to the ASD slides?
Answer: Through the senses.
●● What can happen when there is too much sensory input?
Answer: Sensory overload can occur, making learning and processing
difficult.
●● What is the 'extreme male brain theory' of ASD?
, Answer: A controversial theory suggesting ASD involves an exaggerated
form of traits stereotypically associated with male cognitive patterns.
●● What does it mean that ASD is a 'spectrum' disorder?
Answer: ASD can appear in many combinations and levels of severity
involving intellectual ability, language problems, and behaviors.
●● Why does the 'all or nothing' phenomenon not apply to ASD?
Answer: Because symptoms vary widely among individuals.
●● What are the three pervasive areas of impairment in ASD?
Answer: Social interaction, communication, and unusual
behaviors/interests.
●● What social difference is common in children with ASD regarding
eye contact?
Answer: Little eye contact.
●● How are facial expressions affected in children with ASD?
Answer: They may show limited facial expression.
●● What is joint attention?
Answer: Shared focus between people on an object or event.
