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Who is more likely to be diagnosed with autism, boys or girls?
Boys - they are 4 times more likely to be diagnosed
Boys - 1 in 37
Girls - 1 in 151
True or False - Autism only affects children.
False - Children with autism grow up to become adults with autism.
ASD can result in restricted _____________ patterns of behavior.
repetitive
Although never confirmed, many autism experts believe this Microsoft CEO has ASD
Bill Gates
ASD stands for Autism ______________ Disorder
Spectrum
1 in how many children are diagnosed with autism.
32, 59, 74, 87
59 - According to the CDC in 2018
True or False - A person with autism wants to have friends.
True - Autistic individuals struggle with social skills. This causes difficulty interacting with peers. This may make them seem shy or unfriendly. However, they just cannot communicate their want for a relationship like a person without autism.
A person with autism has difficulty expressing what?
Emotions
This actor who plays Odin in the movie Thor has been diagnosed with ASD
Sir Anthony Hopkins
This image/symbol is used to represent autism and autism awareness.
A puzzle piece.
What fraction of children with autism bolt or wander from safety?
1/2
True or False - Bad parenting or vaccines are the cause of autism.
False - Bad parenting or the "refrigerator mother hypothesis" has long been disproved. After much research on the link between vaccination and autism, it is clear that vaccines do not cause autism.
Autistic individuals can have hyper (over) or hypo (under) reactions to different ______________ stimuli. (sights, sounds, touch, balance, smells, tastes).
Sensory
This musician, composer, pianist, child prodigy displayed unusual social characteristics that are now commonly associated with autism.
Amadeus Mozart
Along with environmental factors, what else is considered a leading cause of autism?
Genetics - Changes in certain genes increase the risk that a child will develop autism. Certain environmental influences increase the risk of autism to those who are predisposed to autism. Factors that increase risk are advanced parents age, pregnancy and birth complications, and pregnancies spaced less than one year apart.
What percentage of children with ASD have an intellectual disability?
0%, 23%, 31%, 50%, 73%, or 100%
31% - A person with an intellectual disability has an IQ of less than 70.
True or False - People with autism can have normal IQ's and even excel in different subjects.
True - Autism has many exceptional abilities just as it does challenges. Many people with autism have normal to high IQ's and some may excel in different areas such as math or music.
Name two types of restricted and repetitive behaviors a person with autism may have.
This actor and former SNL cast member has said that his symptoms of ASD helped him in creating the Ghostbusters movie.
Dan Aykroyd
Someone in the United States is diagnosed with autism every how many minutes?
11, 30, 60, 75, or 100.
What is the cost of caring for Americans with autism?$173 million, $173 billion, $268 million, $268 Billion, $351 million, or $351 Billion.
True or False - Individuals with autism cannot understand the emotions of others.
False - Although they may not be able to understand unspoken interpersonal communication such as sarcasm or body language, they can understand how a person feels when it is communicated directly to them
Name two types of social communication challenges a person with autism faces.
spoken language, gestures, eye contact, facial expressions, tone of voice, expressions not meant to be taken literally (e.g. idioms)
This autism advocate rose to fame because of her books on autism including Thinking in Pictures and her HBO Special about her life. She is a professor at Colorado University and speaks across the country regarding her life growing up with autism.
Temple Grandin
Indicators of autism typically appear by what age?
2 - 3 years of age. Some development delays can appear even earlier and can be diagnosed as early as 18 months. Research has shown that early intervention leads to positive outcomes later in life for people with autism. https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism