NY Autism Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Autistic Savants - CORRECT ANSWER - extraordinary skills; highly developed splinter
skills (skills that are in isolation from functional skills)
Increase in ASD diagnosis potentially due to... - CORRECT ANSWER - a widening of the
criteria used to diagnose; greater awareness of ASD in general public as well as in the medical,
psychological, and educational professions; diagnosing people w/ ASD who would've received a
different diagnosis
Work in the field of Autism began w/ 2 scientific papers published in the years ____ & ____ by
____ & ____. - CORRECT ANSWER - Years 1943 & 1944 by Leo Kranner & Hans
Asperger.
The word "Autism" comes from... - CORRECT ANSWER - The Greek word "Autos"
meaning "Self"
Major conclusions Kanner (1943) made differentiating children w/ ASD from those w/
Schizophrenia - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 children observed in summer camp;
preferred to play alone & not interact w/ other children; average intelligence; language perceived
as normal
"Asperger Syndrome" (1981) - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 ____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1990
Prevalence rates in boys is ____ times higher than in girls - CORRECT ANSWER - 4.5
times
Kanner & Asperger's early causal theories - CORRECT ANSWER - Biological &
hereditary; referenced majority of parents not "warm hearted"
Early causal theories of 1960's - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Neurological NOT interpersonal;
genetics; no single neurological or genetic cause exists
People w/ ASD have a high incidence of ____ & ____ (neurologically) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Seizures & Cognitive deficits
Younger sibling of child w/ ASD has a ____% chance of also being diagnosed w/ ASD -
CORRECT ANSWER - 15%
"Gold Standard" diagnostic tests for ASD - CORRECT ANSWER - Autism Diagnostic
Observation Schedule (ADOS); Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R)
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) - CORRECT ANSWER - Observes
child in several semi-structured play activities
Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) - CORRECT ANSWER - Interview
caregivers about child's functioning in language/communication, reciprocal social interaction,
and restricted repetitive and stereotyped behaviors
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Autistic Savants - CORRECT ANSWER - extraordinary skills; highly developed splinter
skills (skills that are in isolation from functional skills)
Increase in ASD diagnosis potentially due to... - CORRECT ANSWER - a widening of the
criteria used to diagnose; greater awareness of ASD in general public as well as in the medical,
psychological, and educational professions; diagnosing people w/ ASD who would've received a
different diagnosis
Work in the field of Autism began w/ 2 scientific papers published in the years ____ & ____ by
____ & ____. - CORRECT ANSWER - Years 1943 & 1944 by Leo Kranner & Hans
Asperger.
The word "Autism" comes from... - CORRECT ANSWER - The Greek word "Autos"
meaning "Self"
Major conclusions Kanner (1943) made differentiating children w/ ASD from those w/
Schizophrenia - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 children observed in summer camp;
preferred to play alone & not interact w/ other children; average intelligence; language perceived
as normal
"Asperger Syndrome" (1981) - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 ____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1990
Prevalence rates in boys is ____ times higher than in girls - CORRECT ANSWER - 4.5
times
Kanner & Asperger's early causal theories - CORRECT ANSWER - Biological &
hereditary; referenced majority of parents not "warm hearted"
Early causal theories of 1960's - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Neurological NOT interpersonal;
genetics; no single neurological or genetic cause exists
People w/ ASD have a high incidence of ____ & ____ (neurologically) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Seizures & Cognitive deficits
Younger sibling of child w/ ASD has a ____% chance of also being diagnosed w/ ASD -
CORRECT ANSWER - 15%
"Gold Standard" diagnostic tests for ASD - CORRECT ANSWER - Autism Diagnostic
Observation Schedule (ADOS); Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R)
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) - CORRECT ANSWER - Observes
child in several semi-structured play activities
Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) - CORRECT ANSWER - Interview
caregivers about child's functioning in language/communication, reciprocal social interaction,
and restricted repetitive and stereotyped behaviors
