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What does ASD stand for?
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Name the 5 basic senses.
touch, taste, hearing, smell, sight
May demonstrate restricted, ______ patterns of behavior.
repetitive
This actress was in Splash and Steel Magnolias
Daryl Hannah
Not respond to their ______ by 12 months of age.
name
1 in ______ children in the Unites States are impacted by Autism.
54
What input has receptors in our muscles and joints that tell us where are body parts are.
ABA stands for...
Applied Behavior Analysis
This male comedian believes he on the spectrum.
Jerry Seinfeld
Not play ________ by 18 months of age.
pretend
Autism can be reliably diagnosed as early as age ____.
2
What receptors in our ear canals pick up the direction of movement and send this information to our brain so we know if we are moving forwards, backwards, or side to side?
Vistibular
Changes in routine are often _____.
upsettin
The scientist who developed the theory of relativity is thought to have been on the spectrum.
Albert Einstein
Has trouble understanding other peoples _______.
feelings
Individuals with Autism are typicall strong _____
learners.
visual
Who defined sensory integration in the late 60's?
Jean Ayres
Children may also become obsessively interested in a ___________.
particular topic.
This actor from Silence of the Lambs was diagnoesed with Asperger's.
Anthony Hopkins
Avoids _____ by looking away.
eye contact
Individuals with Autism struggle with jokes beacuse they take information very ________.
literally
Excessive jumping, crashing, rolling and hitting can be a symptom of difficulty with regualting the _______ system.
vistibular
When frustrated may ______.
hit, bite, scratch, throw things
This creator of A nightmare before Christmas's wife believes he has Asperger's.
Tim Burton
Deos not ______ at objects.
point