ASD questions with correct answers
Autism iispectrum iidisorder ii(ASD) iiaffects iiboth iisocial iicommunication iiand
iirestrictive/repetitive iibehaviors.
Which iicombination iiof iibehaviors iibelow iiwould iimeet iithe iiDiagnostic iiand iiStatistical
iiManual iiof iiMental iiDisorder ii(DSM-5) iicriteria iifor iiASD?
A. iiDeficits iiin iisocial iicommunication iiand iiinteraction iiincluding iisocial-emotional
iireciprocity iiand iinonverbal iicommunicative iibehavior iias iiwell iias iihaving iirepetitive
iispeech, iimovements, iior iiuse iiof iiobjects.
B. iiDeficits iiin iisocial iicommunication iiand iiinteraction iiincluding iisocial-emotional
iireciprocity, iinonverbal iicommunicative iibehavior, iias iiwell iias iihaving iirepetitive iispeech,
iimovements, iior iiuse iiof iiobjects iiand iiexcessive iiadherence iito iiroutines.
C. iiDeficits iiin iisocial iicommunication iiand iiinteraction iiincluding iisocial-emotional
iireciprocity iiand iinonverbal iicommunicative iibehavior, iiand iideveloping iiand iimaintaining
iirelationships iias iiwell iias iitwo iirestricted, iirepetitive iibehavior/interests. ii- iiAnswers ii-C
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iistatements iiis iinot iitrue iiabout iithe iiestimated iiprevalence iiof
iiautism iispectrum iidisorder ii(ASD)?
A.The iiprevalence iihas iibeen iiincreasing iiin iipart iidue iito iichanges iiin iithe iidiagnostic
iicriteria iiover iitime iiand iiincreased iiawareness iiof iiASD iiamong iiclinicians iiand iiparents.
B.Boys, iicompared iito iigirls, iiare iiapproximately ii4 iitimes iimore iilikely iito iibe iidiagnosed
iiwith iiASD.
C.Most iichildren iiwith iiASD iiare iidiagnosed iiafter ii4 iiyears iiof iiage iibut iiASD iican iibe
iidiagnosed iias iiearly iias ii18 iimonths iiof iiage.
D.Black iiand iiHispanic iichildren, iicompared iito iiwhite iichildren, iihave iia iihigher
iiprevalence iiof iiASD. ii- iiAnswers ii-D
A iipediatrician iiis iiinvited iito iicome iiand iispeak iiat iia iiconference iifor iiteachers iiabout
iiautism iispectrum iidisorder ii(ASD). iiOne iiof iithe iiteachers iiinquires iiwhy iiit iiseems iilike
iimore iiwhite iichildren iiare iidiagnosed iiwith iiASD iithan iipeople iiof iiother iiraces iior
iiethnicities.
The iipediatrician iirefers iithe iiteacher iito iithe iimost iirecent iiCenters iifor iiDisease iiControl
iiand iiPrevention ii(CDC) iireport iion iiASD iiwhich iistates iithat:
A. iiASD iiis iiunder-identified iiin iiHispanic iiand iiblack iichildren.
, B.There iiare iimore iigenetic iicauses iifor iiASD iilinked iito iichildren iiwho iiare iiwhite.
C.Vaccination iirates iiare iihigher iiin iiwhite iichildren.
D.This iimust iireflect iithe iischool iidemographics iibecause iirates iiof iiASD iiare iithe iisame
iiin iiall iiraces iiand iiethnicities. ii- iiAnswers ii-A
The iipediatrician iiis iiseeing iia ii4-year iiold iimale iichild iifor iithe iifirst iitime iifor iia iiwell-child
iicheck. iiThe iipediatrician iiis iiconcerned iibecause iithe iichild iiis iinon-verbal. iiBecause iiof
iithis, iithe iipediatrician iirefers iithe iichild iito iibe iievaluated iifor iian iiautism iispectrum
iidisorder ii(ASD). iiTo iifeel iimore iidefinite iithat iithe iichild iihas iiASD iithe iipediatrician iiasks
iithe iichild's iimother iimore iiquestions.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iihelps iiguide iithe iipediatrician iito iithinking iithe iichild iihas iiASD?
A.The iichild's iiIntelligence iiQuotient ii(IQ) iiis iibelow ii60.
B.The iichild's iihearing iiis iinormal.
C.The iichild iiis iifixated iion iicars, iiand iienjoys iispinning iitheir iiwheels iiover iiand iiover
iiagain iifor iilong iiperiods iiof iitime.
D.The iichild iihad iia iifebrile iiseizure iiat ii18 iimonths. ii- iiAnswers ii-C
While iiyou iiare iiseeing iia ii6-year iiold iiboy iifor iihis iiwell iichild iivisit, iiyou iiobserve iithe
iichild iito iihave iia iistrong iidesire iito iispeak iiat iilength iiabout iisea iianimals. iiHe iihas iia
iivast iifund iiof iiknowledge iion iithe iisubject iiand iiengages iiin iisharing iihis iiinformation iias
iia iimonologue iiin iia iimonotone iivoice. iiHe iimakes iipoor iieye iicontact iiand iidoes iinot
iiheed iiyour iiefforts iito iiget iihim iito iimove iion iito iianother iitopic. iiWhen iiyou iiinquire
iiabout iihow iithings iiare iigoing iifor iithe iichild iiin iifirst iigrade, iimother iishares iithat iihe iiis
iidoing iivery iiwell iiacademically, iiis iian iiexcellent iireader iiand iigreat iiat iimath. iiThe iionly
iiproblems iithat iihave iicome iiup iirelate iito iimaking iifriends. iiThe iiteacher iihas iitold iithe
iimother iithat iithe iichild iidoes iinot iihave iifriends iiand iispends iirecess iialone. iiThe iiother
iichildren iifind iihis iiconstant iitalk iiabout iiwhales iiannoying, iiand iithey iithink iithat iihe iiis
iiweird.
According iito iiDSM ii5, iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iistatements iiis iitrue?
A.This iichild iishould iibe iievaluated iifor iia iipossible iidiagnosis iiof iiAsperger's iiDi ii-
iiAnswers ii-D
The iioffice iimanager iiat iiyour iipediatric iipractice iiinserted iimilestone iichecklists iiin iievery
iiexamination iiroom iito iihelp iiguide iithe iisurveillance iiprocess. iiThese iichecklists iihelp
iiremind iiparents iiand iiproviders iiof iiparticular iimilestones iithat iia iichild iishould iihave
iireached iiby iia iicertain iiage. iiThe iiCenters iifor iiDisease iiControl iiand iiPrevention
iideveloped iithese iichecklists iiusing iian iiinformal iiprocess iithat iiinvolved iiconsensus
iiopinion iiamong iiexpert iiworkgroups. iiYou iirecently iiread iian iiarticle iithat iithe iiAmerican
Autism iispectrum iidisorder ii(ASD) iiaffects iiboth iisocial iicommunication iiand
iirestrictive/repetitive iibehaviors.
Which iicombination iiof iibehaviors iibelow iiwould iimeet iithe iiDiagnostic iiand iiStatistical
iiManual iiof iiMental iiDisorder ii(DSM-5) iicriteria iifor iiASD?
A. iiDeficits iiin iisocial iicommunication iiand iiinteraction iiincluding iisocial-emotional
iireciprocity iiand iinonverbal iicommunicative iibehavior iias iiwell iias iihaving iirepetitive
iispeech, iimovements, iior iiuse iiof iiobjects.
B. iiDeficits iiin iisocial iicommunication iiand iiinteraction iiincluding iisocial-emotional
iireciprocity, iinonverbal iicommunicative iibehavior, iias iiwell iias iihaving iirepetitive iispeech,
iimovements, iior iiuse iiof iiobjects iiand iiexcessive iiadherence iito iiroutines.
C. iiDeficits iiin iisocial iicommunication iiand iiinteraction iiincluding iisocial-emotional
iireciprocity iiand iinonverbal iicommunicative iibehavior, iiand iideveloping iiand iimaintaining
iirelationships iias iiwell iias iitwo iirestricted, iirepetitive iibehavior/interests. ii- iiAnswers ii-C
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iistatements iiis iinot iitrue iiabout iithe iiestimated iiprevalence iiof
iiautism iispectrum iidisorder ii(ASD)?
A.The iiprevalence iihas iibeen iiincreasing iiin iipart iidue iito iichanges iiin iithe iidiagnostic
iicriteria iiover iitime iiand iiincreased iiawareness iiof iiASD iiamong iiclinicians iiand iiparents.
B.Boys, iicompared iito iigirls, iiare iiapproximately ii4 iitimes iimore iilikely iito iibe iidiagnosed
iiwith iiASD.
C.Most iichildren iiwith iiASD iiare iidiagnosed iiafter ii4 iiyears iiof iiage iibut iiASD iican iibe
iidiagnosed iias iiearly iias ii18 iimonths iiof iiage.
D.Black iiand iiHispanic iichildren, iicompared iito iiwhite iichildren, iihave iia iihigher
iiprevalence iiof iiASD. ii- iiAnswers ii-D
A iipediatrician iiis iiinvited iito iicome iiand iispeak iiat iia iiconference iifor iiteachers iiabout
iiautism iispectrum iidisorder ii(ASD). iiOne iiof iithe iiteachers iiinquires iiwhy iiit iiseems iilike
iimore iiwhite iichildren iiare iidiagnosed iiwith iiASD iithan iipeople iiof iiother iiraces iior
iiethnicities.
The iipediatrician iirefers iithe iiteacher iito iithe iimost iirecent iiCenters iifor iiDisease iiControl
iiand iiPrevention ii(CDC) iireport iion iiASD iiwhich iistates iithat:
A. iiASD iiis iiunder-identified iiin iiHispanic iiand iiblack iichildren.
, B.There iiare iimore iigenetic iicauses iifor iiASD iilinked iito iichildren iiwho iiare iiwhite.
C.Vaccination iirates iiare iihigher iiin iiwhite iichildren.
D.This iimust iireflect iithe iischool iidemographics iibecause iirates iiof iiASD iiare iithe iisame
iiin iiall iiraces iiand iiethnicities. ii- iiAnswers ii-A
The iipediatrician iiis iiseeing iia ii4-year iiold iimale iichild iifor iithe iifirst iitime iifor iia iiwell-child
iicheck. iiThe iipediatrician iiis iiconcerned iibecause iithe iichild iiis iinon-verbal. iiBecause iiof
iithis, iithe iipediatrician iirefers iithe iichild iito iibe iievaluated iifor iian iiautism iispectrum
iidisorder ii(ASD). iiTo iifeel iimore iidefinite iithat iithe iichild iihas iiASD iithe iipediatrician iiasks
iithe iichild's iimother iimore iiquestions.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iihelps iiguide iithe iipediatrician iito iithinking iithe iichild iihas iiASD?
A.The iichild's iiIntelligence iiQuotient ii(IQ) iiis iibelow ii60.
B.The iichild's iihearing iiis iinormal.
C.The iichild iiis iifixated iion iicars, iiand iienjoys iispinning iitheir iiwheels iiover iiand iiover
iiagain iifor iilong iiperiods iiof iitime.
D.The iichild iihad iia iifebrile iiseizure iiat ii18 iimonths. ii- iiAnswers ii-C
While iiyou iiare iiseeing iia ii6-year iiold iiboy iifor iihis iiwell iichild iivisit, iiyou iiobserve iithe
iichild iito iihave iia iistrong iidesire iito iispeak iiat iilength iiabout iisea iianimals. iiHe iihas iia
iivast iifund iiof iiknowledge iion iithe iisubject iiand iiengages iiin iisharing iihis iiinformation iias
iia iimonologue iiin iia iimonotone iivoice. iiHe iimakes iipoor iieye iicontact iiand iidoes iinot
iiheed iiyour iiefforts iito iiget iihim iito iimove iion iito iianother iitopic. iiWhen iiyou iiinquire
iiabout iihow iithings iiare iigoing iifor iithe iichild iiin iifirst iigrade, iimother iishares iithat iihe iiis
iidoing iivery iiwell iiacademically, iiis iian iiexcellent iireader iiand iigreat iiat iimath. iiThe iionly
iiproblems iithat iihave iicome iiup iirelate iito iimaking iifriends. iiThe iiteacher iihas iitold iithe
iimother iithat iithe iichild iidoes iinot iihave iifriends iiand iispends iirecess iialone. iiThe iiother
iichildren iifind iihis iiconstant iitalk iiabout iiwhales iiannoying, iiand iithey iithink iithat iihe iiis
iiweird.
According iito iiDSM ii5, iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iistatements iiis iitrue?
A.This iichild iishould iibe iievaluated iifor iia iipossible iidiagnosis iiof iiAsperger's iiDi ii-
iiAnswers ii-D
The iioffice iimanager iiat iiyour iipediatric iipractice iiinserted iimilestone iichecklists iiin iievery
iiexamination iiroom iito iihelp iiguide iithe iisurveillance iiprocess. iiThese iichecklists iihelp
iiremind iiparents iiand iiproviders iiof iiparticular iimilestones iithat iia iichild iishould iihave
iireached iiby iia iicertain iiage. iiThe iiCenters iifor iiDisease iiControl iiand iiPrevention
iideveloped iithese iichecklists iiusing iian iiinformal iiprocess iithat iiinvolved iiconsensus
iiopinion iiamong iiexpert iiworkgroups. iiYou iirecently iiread iian iiarticle iithat iithe iiAmerican
