NY Autism Exam Questions And Answers
Major conclusions Kanner (1943) made differentiating children w/ ASD from those w/
Schizophrenia children w/ schizophrenia tended to withdraw from the world whereas
children w/ ASD never made social connections to begin with; children w/ ASD exhibited unique
language patterns such as pronoun reversals and echolalia; children w/ ASD did not appear to
deteriorate in their functioning over time as did some children w/ Schizophrenia
Hans Asperger's Paper 4 children observed in summer camp; preferred to play alone & not
interact w/ other children; average intelligence; language perceived as normal
"Asperger Syndrome" (1981) Lorna Wing referenced Hans Asperger's paper (1941) and
suggested the term be named after him
Autism has been a separate category under IDEA since the year ____. 1990
Prevalence rates in boys is ____ times higher than in girls 4.5 times
Kanner & Asperger's early causal theories Biological & hereditary; referenced majority of
parents not "warm hearted"
, NY Autism Exam Questions And Answers
Early causal theories of 1960's Psychoanalytic: Parents were the cause of their kids ASD;
Bruno Bettelheim (1967) accredited with the term "refrigerator moms" for parents who are cold
Today's causal theories Neurological NOT interpersonal; genetics; no single neurological
or genetic cause exists
People w/ ASD have a high incidence of ____ & ____ (neurologically) Seizures &
Cognitive deficits
Younger sibling of child w/ ASD has a ____% chance of also being diagnosed w/ ASD
15%
"Gold Standard" diagnostic tests for ASD Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
(ADOS); Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R)
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Observes child in several semi-
structured play activities
Major conclusions Kanner (1943) made differentiating children w/ ASD from those w/
Schizophrenia children w/ schizophrenia tended to withdraw from the world whereas
children w/ ASD never made social connections to begin with; children w/ ASD exhibited unique
language patterns such as pronoun reversals and echolalia; children w/ ASD did not appear to
deteriorate in their functioning over time as did some children w/ Schizophrenia
Hans Asperger's Paper 4 children observed in summer camp; preferred to play alone & not
interact w/ other children; average intelligence; language perceived as normal
"Asperger Syndrome" (1981) Lorna Wing referenced Hans Asperger's paper (1941) and
suggested the term be named after him
Autism has been a separate category under IDEA since the year ____. 1990
Prevalence rates in boys is ____ times higher than in girls 4.5 times
Kanner & Asperger's early causal theories Biological & hereditary; referenced majority of
parents not "warm hearted"
, NY Autism Exam Questions And Answers
Early causal theories of 1960's Psychoanalytic: Parents were the cause of their kids ASD;
Bruno Bettelheim (1967) accredited with the term "refrigerator moms" for parents who are cold
Today's causal theories Neurological NOT interpersonal; genetics; no single neurological
or genetic cause exists
People w/ ASD have a high incidence of ____ & ____ (neurologically) Seizures &
Cognitive deficits
Younger sibling of child w/ ASD has a ____% chance of also being diagnosed w/ ASD
15%
"Gold Standard" diagnostic tests for ASD Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
(ADOS); Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R)
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Observes child in several semi-
structured play activities
