Celebrities, Advocates, & Historical figures
This is the CEO of the Tesla company.
Who is Elon Musk?
Citation: https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/famous-people-with-autism/
This is Autism Awareness Month.
What is April?
This common medical procedure is thought to cause autism, although there is no proven correlation/causation of this.
What is vaccines?
Those with ASD are said to be this neurotype.
What is neurodivergent?
Citation: Rice, A. (2021, September 6). How Autism May Affect Family Life. PsychCentral. https://psychcentral.com/autism/how-autism-affects-family-life
This is the science used to help teach children with ASD new/replacement skills and to reduce maladaptive behaviors.
What is ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)?
Citation: Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2007). Applied Behavior Analysis. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. (Original work published 1987).
This historical figure is credited for discovering electricity (although it is suspected he did not) and is on the 100 dollar bill.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Citation: https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/famous-people-with-autism/
This is how many children are diagnosed with Autism, 1 in __.
What is 36?
Citation: https://www.cdc.gov/autism/data-research/index.html
Autism cannot be identified/diagnosed past 18 years old.
What is false? Autism can still be identified and diagnosed past childhood (although it may be more difficult than diagnosing in childhood).
This is a feeling some families may feel when their child or children receive an ASD diagnosis.
What is guilt?
Citation: Rice, A. (2021, September 6). How Autism May Affect Family Life. PsychCentral. https://psychcentral.com/autism/how-autism-affects-family-life
This is a procedure used to reduce maladaptive behaviors by withholding, ignoring, blocking, or following through.
What is extinction?
Citation: Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2007). Applied Behavior Analysis. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. (Original work published 1987).
This German born physicist is credited with the theory of relativity and won a Nobel prize.
Hint:E=mc2
Who is Albert Einstein?
Citations: https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/famous-people-with-autism/
This is the youngest age Autism symptoms can present themselves.
What is at 12 months old?
ASD does not have any core symptoms.
What is false? ASD has 2 domains where the core symptoms/deficits manifest: social communication/interaction and restrictive/repetitive patterns of behavior.
Citation: Hyman, S. L., Levy, S. E., Myers, S. M., & COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS (2020). Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pediatrics, 145(1), e20193447. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-3447
When mother's that have children with ASD are the primary decision makers, they tend to feel more ____.
What is stress?
Citation: Rice, A. (2021, September 6). How Autism May Affect Family Life. PsychCentral. https://psychcentral.com/autism/how-autism-affects-family-life
This is a procedure used to increase a behavior by giving a participant with ASD a preferred item/access to an activity or person.
What is positive reinforcement?
Citation: Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2007). Applied Behavior Analysis. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. (Original work published 1987).
This comedian, singer, actor, and screenwriter is best known for his roles in Ghostbusters, Blues Brothers, and Coneheads.
Autism is ___ times more prevalent in boys/males than girls/females.
What is 4 times?
Citation: https://www.cdc.gov/autism/data-research/index.html
There are no races that have higher prevalence of ASD than others.
What is false? The CDC reports white, non-Hispanic children are 20% more likely to have ASD than non-Hispanic African American children, and 50% more than Hispanic children.
Citation: Hyman, S. L., Levy, S. E., Myers, S. M., & COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS (2020). Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pediatrics, 145(1), e20193447. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-3447
Having a child with ASD can add some strain to marriages or partnerships.
What is true? Added emotional, medical, and financial stressors can strain some marriages and partnerships.
Citation: Rice, A. (2021, September 6). How Autism May Affect Family Life. PsychCentral. https://psychcentral.com/autism/how-autism-affects-family-life
This procedure used to increase a behavior by removing a non-preferred activity or person (ex. giving a homework break after completing 1 page).
What is negative reinforcement?
Citation: Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2007). Applied Behavior Analysis. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. (Original work published 1987).
This advocate is an author, speaker on autism and animal behavior, and a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University.
Who is Dr. Temple Grandin?
Citation: https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/famous-people-with-autism/
This is the year the CDC (Center for Disease Control) began monitoring ASD rates (Hint: in the 1990s).
What is 1996?
Those diagnosed with Asperger syndrome are not considered to have ASD.
What is false? Under the DSM-5 those with Asperger syndrome are now under the umbrella term of ASD.
Citation: Hyman, S. L., Levy, S. E., Myers, S. M., & COUNCIL ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS (2020). Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pediatrics, 145(1), e20193447. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-3447
Siblings of children with ASD do not feel affected.
What is false? Some children feel as if they do not get enough attention from caregivers (ex. feel resentment) others feel a need to protect their sibling (ex. at school).
Citation: Rice, A. (2021, September 6). How Autism May Affect Family Life. PsychCentral. https://psychcentral.com/autism/how-autism-affects-family-life
This is a procedure used to reduce behavior and typically cannot be used without board and supervisor approval to ensure it is ethically appropriate.
What is punishment?
Citation: Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2007). Applied Behavior Analysis. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. (Original work published 1987).