Characteristics
Statistics
Diagnosis
The Spectrum
Intervention/Causes
100

What is an example of a repetitive behavior?

flapping their arms, walking on their toes etc. (Demanding consistency in their environment)

100
What is the ratio of males to females?
Autism 4:1, Asperger Syndrome 8:1
100
What is the most common diagnostic characteristic of Autism and Asperger Syndrome?
Social Impairments
100
What makes up the spectrum?
Classic Autism, Asperger Syndrome, PDD-NOS
100

True or False: Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a Psychological treatment used with autistic children

True. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) which is 40 hours of intervention per week for two or more years. The goal is to remove negative behaviors and to help a child with his/her language and peer interaction 

200
What is the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person?
echolalia
200
What is the percentage of who would be considered "Savant"?
1%
200
True or False: There is no "blood test" for autism.
True
200
What percentage of individuals with ASD are nonverbal?
About 40%
200

How does occupational therapy assist children with ASD?

Occupational therapy can teach children necessary skills to be more independent such as how to dress and eat by themselves, body awareness, and improve coordination.

300
What is when a child will play along side other children, but not interacting in their action of play?
Parallel Play
300
What is the prevalence rate?
1 in 110 children; 1 in 70 Boys
300
True or False: More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined.
True
300
True or False: All children with ASD will have the same traits.
False, even though children exhibit similar traits, they're also as individual as the colors of the rainbow. Each child is unique in their own diagnosis.
300

True or false: there are no Pharmacological Treatments to assist in the treatment of autism

Antidepressants, stimulants, and neuroleptics are often prescribed but do not completely alleviate symptoms of autism

400
What is a characteristic that you may see in a child by 3-5 months.
What is: Watches faces with interest and follows moving objects, Recognizes familiar objects and people; smiles at the sound of your voice, Begins to develop a social smile, Turns head toward sound
400
Boys are how many times more likely to be diagnosed with ASD?
4 times
400

Autism is the fastest-growing serious ____________ __________ in the U.S.

Developmental Disability

400
A milder form of ASD can be know as:
Asperger Syndrome, other developmental disorders that fall under the Autism Spectrum Disorders are Rett Syndrome, PDD-NOS, and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
400
Children with ASD commonly have difficulty with simple conversations, this type of therapy assists a child in this. 

What is Speech-Language therapy


500
What is a person with astonishing abilities, brillance or talent?
"Savant"
500
What does PDD-NOS stand for?
Pervasive Developmental Disorder- Not Otherwise Specified
500
What are two co-morbid diagnoses?
Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Nonverbal Learning Disability
500
True or False: A child can be high-functioning in a school setting, but have trouble with wearing certain fabrics on clothes.
True
500

What is an example of a risk factor that may increase the risk of ASD?

advanced parental age at time of conception (male or female), maternal illness during pregnancy, certain difficulties during birth, oxygen deprivation *These factors do not cause autism, rather in combination with genetic risk factors they appear to increase the risk.

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