Exam 3 part 1 Autism Spectrum Disorders
(ASD) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Autism Spectrum Disorders - CORRECT ANSWER - There are different levels of this
disorder and it is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder. Abnormal social behavior, language
and communication skills. Usually, is diagnosed first years of life.
DSM-5 features of ASD - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Impairments in social interaction
2) Impairments in communication
3) Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities.
Autism is now a "spectrum disorder" - CORRECT ANSWER -
Three critical factors of ASD - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) May have low IQ or high IQ
2) May have no language or may have a good amount of language
3) Behavior of changes with age
DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for ASD - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Has to occur over
multiple contexts
2) Symptoms must be apparent in early life
Social Interaction Impairments deficits - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Imitating others (
Normal behavior)
2) Orienting to social stimuli
3) Sharing a focus of attention with others
4) Understanding other people's emotions
5) Engaging in make-believe play
THEY DONT UNDERSTAND RELATIONSHIPS/NEED IT BUT CANT GIVE BACK
, Social Interaction Impairments part 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Can't show social
expressiveness and sensitivity to others.
2) Rarely share experiences or emotions with other people
3) Focus on one part of a person's face rather than the whole facial expression.
Impairments in joint social attention - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)Ability to coordinate
one's focus of attention on another person and an object of mutual interest
2) Leads to little desire to share interest and attention with another person
3) Limited eye contact and smiling during parent-infant interactions in the first year may be
related to deficts in joint attention
Process social info in unusual ways - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Difficulty imitating others
or orienting to social versus nonsocial stimuli
2) May overemphasize parts of the face ( focus on one part rather than the whole face)
3) Prefer non-verbal speech over verbal speech
Show lower secure attachment to their mothers as normal controls ( slightly) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Can form attachments but cannot understand and respond to social info
Cant fully process and express emotional info in - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Body
language
2) Gestures
3) Facial expressions
4)Voice
Communication impairments - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Language impairment sign is
inconsistent use of early pre-verbal communication
2) Used protoimperative gestures rather than protodelarative gestures
3) May used instrumental gestures but not expressive gestures.
(ASD) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Autism Spectrum Disorders - CORRECT ANSWER - There are different levels of this
disorder and it is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder. Abnormal social behavior, language
and communication skills. Usually, is diagnosed first years of life.
DSM-5 features of ASD - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Impairments in social interaction
2) Impairments in communication
3) Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities.
Autism is now a "spectrum disorder" - CORRECT ANSWER -
Three critical factors of ASD - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) May have low IQ or high IQ
2) May have no language or may have a good amount of language
3) Behavior of changes with age
DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for ASD - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Has to occur over
multiple contexts
2) Symptoms must be apparent in early life
Social Interaction Impairments deficits - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Imitating others (
Normal behavior)
2) Orienting to social stimuli
3) Sharing a focus of attention with others
4) Understanding other people's emotions
5) Engaging in make-believe play
THEY DONT UNDERSTAND RELATIONSHIPS/NEED IT BUT CANT GIVE BACK
, Social Interaction Impairments part 2 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Can't show social
expressiveness and sensitivity to others.
2) Rarely share experiences or emotions with other people
3) Focus on one part of a person's face rather than the whole facial expression.
Impairments in joint social attention - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)Ability to coordinate
one's focus of attention on another person and an object of mutual interest
2) Leads to little desire to share interest and attention with another person
3) Limited eye contact and smiling during parent-infant interactions in the first year may be
related to deficts in joint attention
Process social info in unusual ways - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Difficulty imitating others
or orienting to social versus nonsocial stimuli
2) May overemphasize parts of the face ( focus on one part rather than the whole face)
3) Prefer non-verbal speech over verbal speech
Show lower secure attachment to their mothers as normal controls ( slightly) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Can form attachments but cannot understand and respond to social info
Cant fully process and express emotional info in - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Body
language
2) Gestures
3) Facial expressions
4)Voice
Communication impairments - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Language impairment sign is
inconsistent use of early pre-verbal communication
2) Used protoimperative gestures rather than protodelarative gestures
3) May used instrumental gestures but not expressive gestures.
