Signs and Symptoms
This symptom is characterized by a decrease in eye contact.
What is difficulty with social interaction?
This possible cause may include viruses, infections or alcohol.
What are environmental factors?
An ASD diagnosis is considered to last this long.
What is a lifetime?
This is one of the former categories of autism as identified on the DSM-IV.
What is Asperger's, PDD, CDD, or Rett's syndrome?
This co-occurring symptom results in an individual only eating orange food.
What is food selectivity?
This symptom is characterized by difficulty with the use of verbal language.
What is difficulty with communication?
This possible cause may result in a difference in the growth of the brain and number of neurons in the brain.
What are biological factors?
This is the best time to offer intervention to individuals with autism.
What is early intervention?
This professional can administer the ADOS.
Who is a neuropsych, SLP or developmental pediatrician?
As future OTs, we might address this co-occurring difficulty to support handwriting and using a utensil.
What are motor skills?
An individual exhibiting this symptom may repeatedly rock, flap their hands or twirl.
What is stimming?
This possible cause may be due an alteration in 1 of 100 different genes.
Medication may be offered to decrease this.
What are co-existing conditions?
This condition is defined as difficulty with social communication and RRBs are not present.
What is Social communication disorder?
This sensory processing difficulty results in avoidance of loud noises, bright lights or textured clothing.
What is sensory avoiding behavior or over responsiveness?
This symptom is characterized by an individual repeating the same word or phrase.
What is echolalia?
Though highly believed by some, this possible cause has not been proven by research.
These interventions may be used with an individual with ASD which include the use of supplements, restricted diets, or hormone use.
What is complementary or alternative medicine?
ASD is more common in boys by this rate.
What is 5x more likely?
This co-occurring symptom leads to feeling tired during the day.
What are sleep difficulties?
The symptoms of ASD may be categorized on this continum.
What is spectrum?
The most likely cause of ASD is this.
What is a combination of biological, genetic and environmental factors?
This type of medical management is not used to support symptoms of ASD.
What are surgical interventions?
This is the current incidence of ASD in the US according to the CDC. 2024.
What is 1 in 36?
Those with autism often have this co-occurring disorder at a rate of 95% and something we as OTs can support.
What is sensory processing disorder?