Autism Spectrum Disorders Exam
Questions with Verified Answers
Autism Spectrum Disorder - Answer-A complex neuro developmental disorder
characterized by abnormalities in social behavior, language and communication skills,
and unusual behaviors and interests
who coined the term "early infantile autism" to describe young children with autistic
symptoms - Answer-Kanner (1943)
who defined a milder form of autism known as Asperger's disorder, though he actually
looked at the entire spectrum - Answer-Asperger (1944)
Autism is a _______ life long neuro developmental disability present in the first few
years of life - Answer-biologically based
DSM-5 Defining Features of ASD - Answer--Impairments in social interaction
-Impairments in communication
-Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities
Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple
contexts, for ASD - Answer-Deficits in social emotional reciprocity
Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors
Deficits in developing, maintaining and understanding relationships
Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity - Answer--abnormal social approach
-failure of normal back-and-forth conversation
-reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect
-failure to initiate or respond to social interactions
Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors - Answer-used for social interaction,
ranging, for example, from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication; to
abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of
gestures; to a total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication.
Deficits in developing, maintaining and understanding relationships - Answer-ranging,
for example, from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts; to
difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends; to absence of interest in
peers
Restricted respective patterns of behavior, interest ,or activities - Answer-Stereotyped or
respective motor movements, use of objects,or speech
Insistence on sameness; inflexible adherence to routines, orritualized patterns of verbal
or nonverbal behaviors
, Highly restricted, fixated interest that abnormal in intensity or focus
Hyperor hyperactivity to sensory input or unusual interest insensory aspects of
environment
Stereotyped or respective motor movements, use of objects,or speech - Answer-e.g.,
simple motor stereotypies, lining up toys orflipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic
phrases
Insistence on sameness; inflexible adherence to routines, orritualized patterns of verbal
or nonverbal behaviors - Answer-extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with
transactions, rigid thinking patterns, getting rituals, need to take same route or eat same
food every day).
Highly restricted, fixated interest that abnormal in intensity or focus - Answer-strong
attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or
perseverative interests)
Hyperor hyperactivity to sensory input or unusual interest insensory aspects of
environment - Answer-apparent indifference topain/temperature, adverse response to
specific sounds ortextural, excessive smelling or touching of objects, visual ffascination
with lights or movement).
individuals whose symptoms do not otherwise meet criteria for autism spectrum
disorder, should be evaluated for_________ - Answer-social (pragmatic)
communication disorder
Three factors contribute to the spectrum nature of autism: - Answer-1.Children with
autism may differ in the level of intellectual ability, from profound disability to above
average intelligence- 2.Children with autism vary in the severity of their language
problems.
-3.The behavior of children with autism changes with age.
________ are the cornerstone of deficits of ASD - Answer-social reciprocity deficits
Social interaction impairments - Answer--Deficits in social and emotional reciprocity
-Unusual nonverbal behaviors
-Social imitation, sharing focus of attention, make-believe play
-Limited social expressiveness
-Atypical processing of faces and facial expressions
-Joint attention
One of the first signs of language impairment is - Answer-inconsistentuse of early
preverbal communications
people with communication impairments use ______ instead of ________ - Answer-Use
protoimperative gestures ( express needs )
Questions with Verified Answers
Autism Spectrum Disorder - Answer-A complex neuro developmental disorder
characterized by abnormalities in social behavior, language and communication skills,
and unusual behaviors and interests
who coined the term "early infantile autism" to describe young children with autistic
symptoms - Answer-Kanner (1943)
who defined a milder form of autism known as Asperger's disorder, though he actually
looked at the entire spectrum - Answer-Asperger (1944)
Autism is a _______ life long neuro developmental disability present in the first few
years of life - Answer-biologically based
DSM-5 Defining Features of ASD - Answer--Impairments in social interaction
-Impairments in communication
-Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities
Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple
contexts, for ASD - Answer-Deficits in social emotional reciprocity
Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors
Deficits in developing, maintaining and understanding relationships
Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity - Answer--abnormal social approach
-failure of normal back-and-forth conversation
-reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect
-failure to initiate or respond to social interactions
Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors - Answer-used for social interaction,
ranging, for example, from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication; to
abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of
gestures; to a total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication.
Deficits in developing, maintaining and understanding relationships - Answer-ranging,
for example, from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts; to
difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends; to absence of interest in
peers
Restricted respective patterns of behavior, interest ,or activities - Answer-Stereotyped or
respective motor movements, use of objects,or speech
Insistence on sameness; inflexible adherence to routines, orritualized patterns of verbal
or nonverbal behaviors
, Highly restricted, fixated interest that abnormal in intensity or focus
Hyperor hyperactivity to sensory input or unusual interest insensory aspects of
environment
Stereotyped or respective motor movements, use of objects,or speech - Answer-e.g.,
simple motor stereotypies, lining up toys orflipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic
phrases
Insistence on sameness; inflexible adherence to routines, orritualized patterns of verbal
or nonverbal behaviors - Answer-extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with
transactions, rigid thinking patterns, getting rituals, need to take same route or eat same
food every day).
Highly restricted, fixated interest that abnormal in intensity or focus - Answer-strong
attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or
perseverative interests)
Hyperor hyperactivity to sensory input or unusual interest insensory aspects of
environment - Answer-apparent indifference topain/temperature, adverse response to
specific sounds ortextural, excessive smelling or touching of objects, visual ffascination
with lights or movement).
individuals whose symptoms do not otherwise meet criteria for autism spectrum
disorder, should be evaluated for_________ - Answer-social (pragmatic)
communication disorder
Three factors contribute to the spectrum nature of autism: - Answer-1.Children with
autism may differ in the level of intellectual ability, from profound disability to above
average intelligence- 2.Children with autism vary in the severity of their language
problems.
-3.The behavior of children with autism changes with age.
________ are the cornerstone of deficits of ASD - Answer-social reciprocity deficits
Social interaction impairments - Answer--Deficits in social and emotional reciprocity
-Unusual nonverbal behaviors
-Social imitation, sharing focus of attention, make-believe play
-Limited social expressiveness
-Atypical processing of faces and facial expressions
-Joint attention
One of the first signs of language impairment is - Answer-inconsistentuse of early
preverbal communications
people with communication impairments use ______ instead of ________ - Answer-Use
protoimperative gestures ( express needs )
