ASD Final Exam Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (2024/ 2025 Update)

ASD Final Exam Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (2024/ 2025 Update) What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? -a continuum of neurodevelopment impairments, specifically in the domains of social communication and restricted and repetitive behaviour -can be associated with intellectual disabilities, but not all have them ASD population stats -1 in 68 -1-2% of worlds population Prevalence of ASD Increasing -not sure why -could be due to awareness, willingness to disclose, the way we collect information, diagnosis, criteria or ASD is just more broad now Autism Characteristics -typical symptoms can occur as early as 6-12 months (diagnosis usually at 18 months) -12-24 months, symptoms may improve or regress -25%-75% of children with autism have intellectual delays -access to service is based on absence/presence of intellectual disability