Autism Exam 1 with correct Answers
Identify iithe ii8 iimyths iiof iiautism iithat iiwe iidiscussed iiin iiclass. ii- iiAnswers ii--Everyone
iithat iihas iiASD iiis iia iisavant ii(naturally iigifted iiin ii1 iiarea)
-Everyone iiwho iihas iiASD iiis iia iigenius
-Individuals iiwho iiare iinonverbal iiare iinot iiintelligent
-Everyone iiwho iihas iia iisymptom iiof iiASD iihas iiASD
-All iiindividuals iiwith iiASD iineed iito iibe iicured iior iibecome iineurotypical
-There iiare iino iidramatic iiimprovements iito iibe iimade iiwith iipeople iiwith iiASD
-People iiwith iiASD iihave iino iiemotions iiand iidon't iiget iiattached iito iiother iipeople
-Autistic iipeople iiare iiviolent
Identify iithe iifirst iipeople iito iidescribe iiautism iiand iithe iidecade iithat iithis iioccurred. ii-
iiAnswers ii-Asperger ii& iiKanner ii- ii1940s
Define iithe iiterm iirefrigerator iimother iiand iiknow iiwhether iior iinot iithis iistill iia iivalid
iitheory iiof iiautism. ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiterm ii"refrigerator iimother" iirefers iito iithe iiidea iithat
iithe iibehavior iiof iian iiinattentive, ii'cold' iimother iiwho iidoesn't iishow iimaternal iiwarmth iito
iiher iichild iican iicause iithe iichild iito iidevelop iiautism. iiThis iiterm iiwas iipopularized iiin iithe
ii50's iibut iiis iinow iiknown iito iiNOT iibe iia iivalid iitheory iiof iiautism.
Know iiwhat iithe iineurodiversity iimovement iirefers iito ii- iiAnswers ii-Individuals iiwith
iiAutism iithat iido iinot iiwish iito iibe ii"cured" iiof iitheir iidiagnosis. iiJudy iiSinger, iia
iisociologist iion iithe iiautism iispectrum, iicame iiup iiwith iithe iiword ii"neurodiversity." iiThe
iigoal iiwas iito iishift iithe iifocus iiabout iiatypical iiways iiof iithinking iifrom
iideficits/impairments iito iidiversity.
It iiis iia iicivil iirights iimovement iifor ii"Aspies."
Know iiwhat iidevelopmental iidisorder iiautism. ii- iiAnswers ii-ASD iiis iia
iineurodevelopmental iidisorder. iiThe iineurodevelopmental iiaspect iimeans iithat iithe
iibrain iiis iideveloping iidifferently iiin iipeople iiwith iiautism.
Explain iiwhy iiautism iiis iiso iidifficult iito iidiagnose. ii- iiAnswers ii-Because iithere iiare
iimultiple iidevelopmental iiareas iiautism iican iiaffect. iiSo iiif iiyou iionly iifocus iion iilanguage,
iifor iiexample, iiyou're iimissing iiall iithe iiother iipieces iiof iihow iithe iichild iiis iiaffected.
Know iiwhether iior iinot iiautism iican iiexist iiwith iiother iidisorders. ii- iiAnswers ii-Autism iiis
iicommonly iicomorbid iiwith iiother iidevelopmental iior iimental iidisorders iisuch iias iiADD,
iiADHD, iidepression, iianxiety, iietc.
Know iiwhy iiwe iiuse iiclassification iisystems ii- iiAnswers ii--they iihelp iius iiidentify iiwhat
iiwe're iitalking iiabout
, -they iihelp iius iiunderstand iiour iiworld iiand iigive iiindividuals iiaccess iito iiservices
Know iiwhat iiyear iiautism iibecame iian iiofficial iidiagnosis ii- iiAnswers ii-1980
Describe iithe iimajor iichanges iibetween iithe iiDSM ii-IV iiand iiDSM-V ii- iiAnswers ii-
Eliminates iiprevious iisubcategories ii(e.g., iiPDD-NOS, iiAsperger iisyndrome)
From ii3 iito ii2 iidomains iiof iisymptoms
Symptoms iican iicurrently iibe iipresent iior iireported iiin iipast iihistory
Each iiperson iiwill iialso iibe iidescribed iiin iiterms iiof iiany iiknown iigenetic iicause, iilevel iiof
iilanguage iiand iiintellectual iidisability iiand iipresence iiof iimedical iiconditions
A iinew iicategory iihas iibeen iiadded ii= iiSocial iiPragmatic iiDisorder
Know iiwhat iiinformation iithe iilevel iiof iiseverity iishould iiprovide ii- iiAnswers ii-3 iidifferent
iiseverity iilevels iiprovide iiinformation iiabout iithe iilevel iiof iisupport iithat iian iiindividual
iirequires.
Know iiwhat iiSocial iiPragmatic iiDisorder iiis iiand iihow iiit iidiffers iifrom iiautism ii- iiAnswers
ii-SPD iiis iia iinew iiclassification/new iidisorder iithat iijust iicame iiout iiin iiDSM-V. iiIt iiis
iicharacterized iiby iiimpairments iiin iisocial iicommunications iiand iisocial iiinteractions, iibut
iithere iiare iiNO iirestricted iirepetitive iibehaviors. iiRestricted iirepetitive iibehaviors iican iibe
iilanguage iibased iior iimotor iibased.
Define iiprevalence iiand iiepidemic ii- iiAnswers ii-Prevalence- ii(# iiof iicases iidivided iiby
iithe ii# iiof iipeople iiin iithe iipopulation iiat iia iigiven iitime)
Epidemic iiis iithe iirapid iispread iior iiincrease iiin iioccurrence iiof iisomething
Identify ii5 iifactors iithat iimay iiaccount iifor iisome iiof iithe iiincreases iiin iiautism. ii- iiAnswers
ii-Improved iiawareness iiand iireporting, ii2) iiexpansion iiof iidiagnostic iicriteria, ii3) iibetter
iidiagnostic iitools, ii4) iichanges iiin iidiagnostic iipractices ii(EX: iimore iidiagnostic
iiscreening iihappening. iiAlmost iiall iipediatricians iiscreen iifor iiautism), ii5) iidiagnostic
iisubstitution.
Know iiwhether iichanges iiin iidiagnostic iicriteria iiaccount iifor iiall iiof iithe iichanges
iiobserved iiin iiprevalence iinumbers. ii- iiAnswers ii-account iifor iisome iichanges
Know iithe iidifferent iinames iithat iihave iibeen iiused iias iiautism iiclassification iilabels. ii-
iiAnswers ii--Pervasive iidevelopmental iidisorder
-infantile iiautism
-childhood iionset iipervasive iidevelopmental iidisorder
-atypical iipervasive iidevelopmental iidisorder
-autistic iidisorder
-asperger's
-PDD-NOS
Identify iithe ii8 iimyths iiof iiautism iithat iiwe iidiscussed iiin iiclass. ii- iiAnswers ii--Everyone
iithat iihas iiASD iiis iia iisavant ii(naturally iigifted iiin ii1 iiarea)
-Everyone iiwho iihas iiASD iiis iia iigenius
-Individuals iiwho iiare iinonverbal iiare iinot iiintelligent
-Everyone iiwho iihas iia iisymptom iiof iiASD iihas iiASD
-All iiindividuals iiwith iiASD iineed iito iibe iicured iior iibecome iineurotypical
-There iiare iino iidramatic iiimprovements iito iibe iimade iiwith iipeople iiwith iiASD
-People iiwith iiASD iihave iino iiemotions iiand iidon't iiget iiattached iito iiother iipeople
-Autistic iipeople iiare iiviolent
Identify iithe iifirst iipeople iito iidescribe iiautism iiand iithe iidecade iithat iithis iioccurred. ii-
iiAnswers ii-Asperger ii& iiKanner ii- ii1940s
Define iithe iiterm iirefrigerator iimother iiand iiknow iiwhether iior iinot iithis iistill iia iivalid
iitheory iiof iiautism. ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiterm ii"refrigerator iimother" iirefers iito iithe iiidea iithat
iithe iibehavior iiof iian iiinattentive, ii'cold' iimother iiwho iidoesn't iishow iimaternal iiwarmth iito
iiher iichild iican iicause iithe iichild iito iidevelop iiautism. iiThis iiterm iiwas iipopularized iiin iithe
ii50's iibut iiis iinow iiknown iito iiNOT iibe iia iivalid iitheory iiof iiautism.
Know iiwhat iithe iineurodiversity iimovement iirefers iito ii- iiAnswers ii-Individuals iiwith
iiAutism iithat iido iinot iiwish iito iibe ii"cured" iiof iitheir iidiagnosis. iiJudy iiSinger, iia
iisociologist iion iithe iiautism iispectrum, iicame iiup iiwith iithe iiword ii"neurodiversity." iiThe
iigoal iiwas iito iishift iithe iifocus iiabout iiatypical iiways iiof iithinking iifrom
iideficits/impairments iito iidiversity.
It iiis iia iicivil iirights iimovement iifor ii"Aspies."
Know iiwhat iidevelopmental iidisorder iiautism. ii- iiAnswers ii-ASD iiis iia
iineurodevelopmental iidisorder. iiThe iineurodevelopmental iiaspect iimeans iithat iithe
iibrain iiis iideveloping iidifferently iiin iipeople iiwith iiautism.
Explain iiwhy iiautism iiis iiso iidifficult iito iidiagnose. ii- iiAnswers ii-Because iithere iiare
iimultiple iidevelopmental iiareas iiautism iican iiaffect. iiSo iiif iiyou iionly iifocus iion iilanguage,
iifor iiexample, iiyou're iimissing iiall iithe iiother iipieces iiof iihow iithe iichild iiis iiaffected.
Know iiwhether iior iinot iiautism iican iiexist iiwith iiother iidisorders. ii- iiAnswers ii-Autism iiis
iicommonly iicomorbid iiwith iiother iidevelopmental iior iimental iidisorders iisuch iias iiADD,
iiADHD, iidepression, iianxiety, iietc.
Know iiwhy iiwe iiuse iiclassification iisystems ii- iiAnswers ii--they iihelp iius iiidentify iiwhat
iiwe're iitalking iiabout
, -they iihelp iius iiunderstand iiour iiworld iiand iigive iiindividuals iiaccess iito iiservices
Know iiwhat iiyear iiautism iibecame iian iiofficial iidiagnosis ii- iiAnswers ii-1980
Describe iithe iimajor iichanges iibetween iithe iiDSM ii-IV iiand iiDSM-V ii- iiAnswers ii-
Eliminates iiprevious iisubcategories ii(e.g., iiPDD-NOS, iiAsperger iisyndrome)
From ii3 iito ii2 iidomains iiof iisymptoms
Symptoms iican iicurrently iibe iipresent iior iireported iiin iipast iihistory
Each iiperson iiwill iialso iibe iidescribed iiin iiterms iiof iiany iiknown iigenetic iicause, iilevel iiof
iilanguage iiand iiintellectual iidisability iiand iipresence iiof iimedical iiconditions
A iinew iicategory iihas iibeen iiadded ii= iiSocial iiPragmatic iiDisorder
Know iiwhat iiinformation iithe iilevel iiof iiseverity iishould iiprovide ii- iiAnswers ii-3 iidifferent
iiseverity iilevels iiprovide iiinformation iiabout iithe iilevel iiof iisupport iithat iian iiindividual
iirequires.
Know iiwhat iiSocial iiPragmatic iiDisorder iiis iiand iihow iiit iidiffers iifrom iiautism ii- iiAnswers
ii-SPD iiis iia iinew iiclassification/new iidisorder iithat iijust iicame iiout iiin iiDSM-V. iiIt iiis
iicharacterized iiby iiimpairments iiin iisocial iicommunications iiand iisocial iiinteractions, iibut
iithere iiare iiNO iirestricted iirepetitive iibehaviors. iiRestricted iirepetitive iibehaviors iican iibe
iilanguage iibased iior iimotor iibased.
Define iiprevalence iiand iiepidemic ii- iiAnswers ii-Prevalence- ii(# iiof iicases iidivided iiby
iithe ii# iiof iipeople iiin iithe iipopulation iiat iia iigiven iitime)
Epidemic iiis iithe iirapid iispread iior iiincrease iiin iioccurrence iiof iisomething
Identify ii5 iifactors iithat iimay iiaccount iifor iisome iiof iithe iiincreases iiin iiautism. ii- iiAnswers
ii-Improved iiawareness iiand iireporting, ii2) iiexpansion iiof iidiagnostic iicriteria, ii3) iibetter
iidiagnostic iitools, ii4) iichanges iiin iidiagnostic iipractices ii(EX: iimore iidiagnostic
iiscreening iihappening. iiAlmost iiall iipediatricians iiscreen iifor iiautism), ii5) iidiagnostic
iisubstitution.
Know iiwhether iichanges iiin iidiagnostic iicriteria iiaccount iifor iiall iiof iithe iichanges
iiobserved iiin iiprevalence iinumbers. ii- iiAnswers ii-account iifor iisome iichanges
Know iithe iidifferent iinames iithat iihave iibeen iiused iias iiautism iiclassification iilabels. ii-
iiAnswers ii--Pervasive iidevelopmental iidisorder
-infantile iiautism
-childhood iionset iipervasive iidevelopmental iidisorder
-atypical iipervasive iidevelopmental iidisorder
-autistic iidisorder
-asperger's
-PDD-NOS
