ASD TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% ACCURATE
Characteristics of pseudoscience - ANSWER-o Untestable (research breaks trust)
o Has not changed despite evidence against it
o Confirming evidence highlighted, disconfirming evidence ignored or minimized
o Relies largely on anecdotal evidence
o Treatment claims incommensurate with evidence
o Disconnected from well-established models
o Grandiose outcomes
o Makes sense only within a 'vaguely described holistic framework
Describe the recent changes regarding how ASD is diagnosed in the DSM 5. -
ANSWER-• The diagnosis will be called Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and there no
longer will be subdiagnoses (Autistic Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive
Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Disintegrative Disorder).
• In DSM-IV, symptoms were divided into three areas (social reciprocity, communicative
intent, restricted and repetitive behaviors). The new diagnostic criteria have been
rearranged into two areas: 1) social communication/interaction, and 2) restricted and
repetitive behaviors. The diagnosis will be based on symptoms, currently or by history,
in these two areas.
Social communication disorder diagnostic criteria - ANSWER-• Diagnosis of SCD
should not occur until 4-5 years
• Difficulties with social communication but no RRBs present
Difficulties must not be attributable to another medical or neurological condition or to low
abilities in the domains of word structure or grammar
Functional communication is... - ANSWER-o Flexible = used in multiple contexts
o Communicative = to convey a message
o Spontaneous = non-imitative
o Referential = refers to objects, actions, ideas
repetitive speech - ANSWER-is the repetition of words, phrases, intonation, or sounds
of the speech of others, sometimes taken from movies, but also sometimes taken from
other sources such as favorite books or something someone else has said
repetitive motor movements - ANSWER-are recurring mannerisms or posturing of the
body. They include hand flapping, finger twisting or flicking, rubbing or wringing hands;
rocking or pacing; and odd posturing of the fingers, hands, or arms; and toe walking.
These mannerisms may appear not to have any meaning or function, however may
have significance for the child, such as providing sensory stimulation, communicating to
avoid demands, requesting attention or desired object, or soothing when anxious.
100% ACCURATE
Characteristics of pseudoscience - ANSWER-o Untestable (research breaks trust)
o Has not changed despite evidence against it
o Confirming evidence highlighted, disconfirming evidence ignored or minimized
o Relies largely on anecdotal evidence
o Treatment claims incommensurate with evidence
o Disconnected from well-established models
o Grandiose outcomes
o Makes sense only within a 'vaguely described holistic framework
Describe the recent changes regarding how ASD is diagnosed in the DSM 5. -
ANSWER-• The diagnosis will be called Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and there no
longer will be subdiagnoses (Autistic Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive
Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Disintegrative Disorder).
• In DSM-IV, symptoms were divided into three areas (social reciprocity, communicative
intent, restricted and repetitive behaviors). The new diagnostic criteria have been
rearranged into two areas: 1) social communication/interaction, and 2) restricted and
repetitive behaviors. The diagnosis will be based on symptoms, currently or by history,
in these two areas.
Social communication disorder diagnostic criteria - ANSWER-• Diagnosis of SCD
should not occur until 4-5 years
• Difficulties with social communication but no RRBs present
Difficulties must not be attributable to another medical or neurological condition or to low
abilities in the domains of word structure or grammar
Functional communication is... - ANSWER-o Flexible = used in multiple contexts
o Communicative = to convey a message
o Spontaneous = non-imitative
o Referential = refers to objects, actions, ideas
repetitive speech - ANSWER-is the repetition of words, phrases, intonation, or sounds
of the speech of others, sometimes taken from movies, but also sometimes taken from
other sources such as favorite books or something someone else has said
repetitive motor movements - ANSWER-are recurring mannerisms or posturing of the
body. They include hand flapping, finger twisting or flicking, rubbing or wringing hands;
rocking or pacing; and odd posturing of the fingers, hands, or arms; and toe walking.
These mannerisms may appear not to have any meaning or function, however may
have significance for the child, such as providing sensory stimulation, communicating to
avoid demands, requesting attention or desired object, or soothing when anxious.
