ASD COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Prevalence rate in the USA. Answer: 1 out of 31 or 3.2%
⩥ Prevalence rate boys vs girls. Answer: Boys 1 in 21 or 4.9%
Girls 1 in 70 or 1.4%
⩥ What is stimming. Answer: Externalization of extreme emotions
(anger, anxiety, joy, etc.)
Can look like spinning, hand flapping, jumping, rocking, running,
pacing, singing, echolalia, etc.
⩥ Name two causes for resistance from parents of undiagnosed autistic
kids. Answer: Ignorance or pride/shame
⩥ Common ASD comorbidities. Answer: Anxiety, Depression, ADHD,
OCD, Tourette's, and Seizures, and Gi issues
⩥ What is masking, give an example. Answer: imitation of social
behaviors to present as 'normal' or neurotypical, hide autistic traits .Ex.
Scripting social conversations, suppressing stims, etc.
,⩥ What is prosody and why its import?. Answer: up and down tone in
speech, huge part of human communication as it provides meaning to a
sentence
⩥ Early signs of ASD. Answer: Repetitive movements
Stimming
Lack of eye contact
Poor response to name
Poor executive function, lack of pointing
Solitary or nonfunctional play
Impaired joint attention
Delayed or unmet milestones
Incoherent babbling
⩥ Are girls or boys more likely to mask. Answer: Girls - more emotional
socialization and higher social expectation's
⩥ What happens to mirror neurons in ASD?. Answer: Theres a deficit,
mirror neurons typically allows for replications of seen behaviors,
therefore people with ASD tend to struggle with mimicking and
misunderstandings
, ⩥ What is Echolalia. Answer: Repetition of words or phrases, aids in
processing, memory, or self-soothing
⩥ Name some cognitive emotional features of ASD. Answer: Difficulty
regulating emotions
Poor attention skills
Poor spatial skills
Executive function challenges
Lack theory of mind
Concrete language and thinking
⩥ What is theory of mind. Answer: Understanding others perspective,
being able to put yourself in their shoes. Allows you to make predictions
about their wellbeing
⩥ Hypersensitivity vs hyposensitivity. Answer: Hyper - sensitive to
sound, light, textures, touch, etc.
Hypo - underestimated and seeking sensation's
Both can lead to sensory overload or dysregulation when unaddressed
⩥ What age does government cut support services. Answer: 22 years old
⩥ What is pedantic speech. Answer: instructive or analytical speech, can
be found as offensive
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Prevalence rate in the USA. Answer: 1 out of 31 or 3.2%
⩥ Prevalence rate boys vs girls. Answer: Boys 1 in 21 or 4.9%
Girls 1 in 70 or 1.4%
⩥ What is stimming. Answer: Externalization of extreme emotions
(anger, anxiety, joy, etc.)
Can look like spinning, hand flapping, jumping, rocking, running,
pacing, singing, echolalia, etc.
⩥ Name two causes for resistance from parents of undiagnosed autistic
kids. Answer: Ignorance or pride/shame
⩥ Common ASD comorbidities. Answer: Anxiety, Depression, ADHD,
OCD, Tourette's, and Seizures, and Gi issues
⩥ What is masking, give an example. Answer: imitation of social
behaviors to present as 'normal' or neurotypical, hide autistic traits .Ex.
Scripting social conversations, suppressing stims, etc.
,⩥ What is prosody and why its import?. Answer: up and down tone in
speech, huge part of human communication as it provides meaning to a
sentence
⩥ Early signs of ASD. Answer: Repetitive movements
Stimming
Lack of eye contact
Poor response to name
Poor executive function, lack of pointing
Solitary or nonfunctional play
Impaired joint attention
Delayed or unmet milestones
Incoherent babbling
⩥ Are girls or boys more likely to mask. Answer: Girls - more emotional
socialization and higher social expectation's
⩥ What happens to mirror neurons in ASD?. Answer: Theres a deficit,
mirror neurons typically allows for replications of seen behaviors,
therefore people with ASD tend to struggle with mimicking and
misunderstandings
, ⩥ What is Echolalia. Answer: Repetition of words or phrases, aids in
processing, memory, or self-soothing
⩥ Name some cognitive emotional features of ASD. Answer: Difficulty
regulating emotions
Poor attention skills
Poor spatial skills
Executive function challenges
Lack theory of mind
Concrete language and thinking
⩥ What is theory of mind. Answer: Understanding others perspective,
being able to put yourself in their shoes. Allows you to make predictions
about their wellbeing
⩥ Hypersensitivity vs hyposensitivity. Answer: Hyper - sensitive to
sound, light, textures, touch, etc.
Hypo - underestimated and seeking sensation's
Both can lead to sensory overload or dysregulation when unaddressed
⩥ What age does government cut support services. Answer: 22 years old
⩥ What is pedantic speech. Answer: instructive or analytical speech, can
be found as offensive
