ASD TEST 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS PASS GUIDE
◉ Core features of ASD
Answer: Social communication/interaction deficits and
restricted/repetitive behaviors (RRBs)
◉ ASD presentation
Answer: Varies widely across individuals in communication, sensory
processing, regulation, and function
◉ OT focus in ASD
Answer: Understanding how ASD impacts participation in daily life
◉ Identity-first language
Answer: Referring to "Autistic person" rather than "person with
autism"
◉ Support-based language
Answer: Using high support needs vs low support needs instead of
severe/mild
, ◉ Prevalence of ASD
Answer: Approximately 1 in 36 children in the U.S.
◉ Gender differences in ASD
Answer: Boys are about 4 times more likely to be diagnosed than
girls
◉ Age of detection
Answer: Can be identified as early as 18 months; diagnosis reliable
by age 2
◉ Developmental regression
Answer: Loss of skills occurring in about 1 in 5 children, typically
ages 1-3
◉ DSM-5 ASD change
Answer: Combined autism, Asperger's, and PDD-NOS into one
diagnosis: ASD
◉ ASD specifiers
Answer: Intellectual impairment, language impairment, and severity
level
ANSWERS PASS GUIDE
◉ Core features of ASD
Answer: Social communication/interaction deficits and
restricted/repetitive behaviors (RRBs)
◉ ASD presentation
Answer: Varies widely across individuals in communication, sensory
processing, regulation, and function
◉ OT focus in ASD
Answer: Understanding how ASD impacts participation in daily life
◉ Identity-first language
Answer: Referring to "Autistic person" rather than "person with
autism"
◉ Support-based language
Answer: Using high support needs vs low support needs instead of
severe/mild
, ◉ Prevalence of ASD
Answer: Approximately 1 in 36 children in the U.S.
◉ Gender differences in ASD
Answer: Boys are about 4 times more likely to be diagnosed than
girls
◉ Age of detection
Answer: Can be identified as early as 18 months; diagnosis reliable
by age 2
◉ Developmental regression
Answer: Loss of skills occurring in about 1 in 5 children, typically
ages 1-3
◉ DSM-5 ASD change
Answer: Combined autism, Asperger's, and PDD-NOS into one
diagnosis: ASD
◉ ASD specifiers
Answer: Intellectual impairment, language impairment, and severity
level
