Characteristics
True or false: a person must be below a certain IQ to be diagnosed with autism
True or false: you may not always be able to tell when someone has autism
True!
What is the role of pharmacological intervention for individuals with autism?
To administer medicine
True or false: it is never too late to be diagnosed with autism
True!
What is one thing an autistic student could struggle to understand in a classroom setting?
- Literary references
- Advanced vocabulary/grammatical concepts
- Generalization of content
What is one environmental factor that could cause autism?
- Older parents
- Prenatal exposure to pollution/pesticides
- Maternal immune system disorders
- Extreme prematurity
- Birth difficulty causing lack of oxygen
What is one of the most common types of developmental treatment students with autism go through?
Speech and language therapy
What is the main reason autism rates are rising?
Reclassification
What is the name of the concept regarding the understanding of socially acceptable space between another person while conversing?
Proxemics
How much more common is autism found in boys as opposed to girls?
4X
What alternative form of support/intervention was proposed?
Animal therapy
Depression
What is the name of the tendency to repeat words/phrases after hearing them?
Echolalia
About how many children have ASD?
1 in 36
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive behavioral therapy
What percentage (range) of children with autism experience issues with sleeping?
50% - 80%