AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Why do we use classification? - ANSWER---helps us organize items to better
understand things

--helps us determine if they qualify for services

--beneficial in a school system (funding for those services)

True/False Autism is human construct that we came up with based on a certain set of
behaviors that we notice in these populations - ANSWER-True

Autism was originally thought to be a behavioral manifestation of ______________
_______________ and ___________________; use to be studied with
__________________. - ANSWER-childhood psychosis, schizophrenia, schizophrenia

DSM-III: in 1980, _____________________________

DSM-IV: had _________ and ____________ in it at first

DSM-V: no longer ______________ - only ______________________; lack of
consistency in this disorder, so a spectrum is better because each child is different -
ANSWER-Autism was entered
Aspergers, Autism
subcategories, autism spectrum disorder

Up until DSM-V, ASD was categorized as _________________ _____________
_________________ - ANSWER-Pervasive Development Disorder


In language, what are some core characteristics/challenges for individuals with ASD? -
ANSWER--Nonverbral communication
-symbolic play
-verbal communication and gestures are not coordinated
-Literacy

Individuals with ASD, do/do not have behavior/emotional regulation difficulty. -
ANSWER-do

Individuals with ASD, do/do not have sensory/feeding issues - ANSWER-do;