Causes Of Autism Quiz
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- 1.Autism usually appears within the first ___years of life.
- A.
1
- B.
3
- C.
9
- D.
5
- 2.Two areas that children with autism typically show delays in are communication and social skills.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.How many disorders fall under the umbrella of PDD?
- A.
4
- B.
5
- C.
3
- D.
6
- 4.Choose 3 of the characteristics below that a child with autism may display.
- A.
Preference to being with a group of people
- B.
Insistence on sameness
- C.
Expressing needs with ease
- D.
Repeating words or phrases in place of typical language
- E.
Sustained odd play
- 5.There is a known cause for autism.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.According to the CDC, autism affects an estimated how many births?
- A.
1 in 50
- B.
1 in 150
- C.
3 in 150
- D.
5 in 500
- 7.Autism is ____times more prevalent in boys than girls.
- A.
5
- B.
4
- C.
3
- D.
9
- 8.Identify 3 of the 5 disorders that fall under the PDD umbrella.
- A.
PDD-NOS
- B.
ADHA
- C.
Asperger's
- D.
CED
- E.
Autism
- 9.Do all children with autism have the same set of characteristics?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 10.At the current rate an estimated __________Americans will have autism in the next decade.
- A.
3 million
- B.
2 million
- C.
4 million
- D.
400,000
- 11.Autism is a spectrum disorder which means that its characteristics are all the same for every case.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Data indicates that autism is growing at a rate of ________% per year.
- A.
.5 to 1
- B.
17 to 20
- C.
.10 to .17
- D.
10 to 17
- 13.Autism is a/an developmental disorder that affects the normal functioning of the ___________.
- A.
Heart
- B.
Lungs
- C.
Eyes
- D.
Brain
- 14._____________is one of the five disorders that falls under the umbrella of Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), a category of neurological disorders characterized by severe and pervasive impairement in several areas of development.
- A.
Autism
- B.
Stress Disorder
- C.
Dementia
- D.
Schizophrenia
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