SPED 2000 Exam 4 (Ch. 9 Autism Spectrum
Disorders) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
True or False?
The different degrees and symptoms of ASD vary greatly between individuals. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
In what three ways did Kanner conclude that children with ASD differ from children with
schizophrenia? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Children with schizophrenia tend to withdraw
from the world, whereas children with autism never seemed to have made social connections to
begin with.
2. Children with autism exhibited unique language patterns
3. Children with autism did not seem to deteriorate in their functioning over time, as did some
children with schizophrenia.
In what two ways did Asperger differentiate between children with Asperger's syndrome and
autism? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. children with Apserger's syndrome exhibited normal
intelligence
2. children with Asperger's had normal laguage
In what year did the term "Autism Spectrum Disorder" or ASD come to be used? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1990
Although the symptoms are wide-ranging, the DSM -5 divides them into two general domains,
what are these two domains? - CORRECT ANSWER - "social communication
impairment" and "repetitive/restricted behaviors."
The DSM-5 no longer recognizes Asperger syndrome as a separate entity; instead, it emphasizes
that ________ is an umbrella term. - CORRECT ANSWER - ASD
, Someone whose intellectual and verbal abilities are relatively high, but who still exhibits social
communication deficits and repetitive/restricted behavior is often referred to as having
__________ ___________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Asperger syndrome
In the past few years, the prevalence rate for autism spectrum disorder has _________________
dramatically. - CORRECT ANSWER - increased
The most current information from the U.S. Department of Education (IDEA Data
Accountability Center, 2013) reported that from 2005 to 2011, the prevalence of students ages 6
to 21 who were identified as having ASD _____________, with the most recent rate being
_________%. - CORRECT ANSWER - doubled; 0.59
The prevalence for ASD is _____ times higher for boys than girls. - CORRECT
ANSWER -5
Why is the prevalence for ASD higher in boys rather than girls? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. males are more biologically susceptible to neurological dysfunction
2. professionals have a biased tendency to diagnose males because of behavior that is seen as
abnormal
Rates of autism are much lower in _________ populations. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Latino
The prevalence rate is just as high, if not higher for countries in __________ and ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Europe; Asia
What are three reasons that autism prevalence rates have grown? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. the criteria has widened for diagnosing autism
2. people have become more aware of autism
3. diagnostic substitution (particularly with ID)
Disorders) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
True or False?
The different degrees and symptoms of ASD vary greatly between individuals. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
In what three ways did Kanner conclude that children with ASD differ from children with
schizophrenia? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Children with schizophrenia tend to withdraw
from the world, whereas children with autism never seemed to have made social connections to
begin with.
2. Children with autism exhibited unique language patterns
3. Children with autism did not seem to deteriorate in their functioning over time, as did some
children with schizophrenia.
In what two ways did Asperger differentiate between children with Asperger's syndrome and
autism? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. children with Apserger's syndrome exhibited normal
intelligence
2. children with Asperger's had normal laguage
In what year did the term "Autism Spectrum Disorder" or ASD come to be used? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1990
Although the symptoms are wide-ranging, the DSM -5 divides them into two general domains,
what are these two domains? - CORRECT ANSWER - "social communication
impairment" and "repetitive/restricted behaviors."
The DSM-5 no longer recognizes Asperger syndrome as a separate entity; instead, it emphasizes
that ________ is an umbrella term. - CORRECT ANSWER - ASD
, Someone whose intellectual and verbal abilities are relatively high, but who still exhibits social
communication deficits and repetitive/restricted behavior is often referred to as having
__________ ___________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Asperger syndrome
In the past few years, the prevalence rate for autism spectrum disorder has _________________
dramatically. - CORRECT ANSWER - increased
The most current information from the U.S. Department of Education (IDEA Data
Accountability Center, 2013) reported that from 2005 to 2011, the prevalence of students ages 6
to 21 who were identified as having ASD _____________, with the most recent rate being
_________%. - CORRECT ANSWER - doubled; 0.59
The prevalence for ASD is _____ times higher for boys than girls. - CORRECT
ANSWER -5
Why is the prevalence for ASD higher in boys rather than girls? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. males are more biologically susceptible to neurological dysfunction
2. professionals have a biased tendency to diagnose males because of behavior that is seen as
abnormal
Rates of autism are much lower in _________ populations. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Latino
The prevalence rate is just as high, if not higher for countries in __________ and ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Europe; Asia
What are three reasons that autism prevalence rates have grown? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. the criteria has widened for diagnosing autism
2. people have become more aware of autism
3. diagnostic substitution (particularly with ID)
