Symptoms
Causes
Variations
Problems & Solutions in a School Environment
Statistics
100
At what age do children with ASD typically start to babble or mimic speech patterns.
What is age 3.
100
What is the cause of ASD?
There is no single known cause given the complexity of this disorder and the fact that symptoms and severity vary.
100
What are the levels of autism that are typically used to describe the disorder but are not accurate?
What are high-functioning, mild and severe.
100
Problem: people with ASD are very routine oriented, this means that impromptu changes are hard to cope with.
Solution: make them aware of impending change of routine or switch of activity in advance.
100
What is 1 in 68 births.
What is the estimated prevalence of autism in the United States?
200
What is one of the earliest indicators, that has to do with speech, that a child has ASD?
What is verbal regression.
200
Name one of the four main risk factors that increase a child's odds of developing ASD.
What is genetic, psychological, neurological or environmental.
200
What kind of autism only affects girls?
What is Rett Syndrome.
200
Problem: people with ASD have difficulty using/understanding sarcasm, idioms and humor.
Solution: avoid the use of idioms and sarcasm where possible and use relatively simple language.
200
ASD is almost 5 times more common in which gender?
What is boys.
300
What character trait do children with ASD have difficulty expressing, appreciating and understanding?
What is empathy.
300
What is one of the most commonly debated potential causes of autism?
What is vaccination.
300
What is the term used to describe non-autistic relatives who display milder traits of autism?
What is Broad Autism Phenotype.
300
Problem: difficulty understanding instructions.
Solution: repeat instructions to check understanding and reword instructions to be simpler
300
What is the prevalence of autism in girls?
What is 1 in 189.
400
What is a reason why a child with ASD may throw a tantrum or exhibit aggression towards themselves, parents, siblings, or other children?
What is unbalanced emotional reactions to normal situations.
400
What does Primary ASD mean?
Primary ASD means that no underlying factors can be determined as to why ASD has developed.
400
What is a specific variation of autism that is considered to be on the "high-functioning" end of the spectrum?
What is Asperger's Syndrome.
400
Problem: people with ASD are easily overstimulated.
Solution: minimize/remove distractions where possible, provide individual work space
400
What is the prevalence of autism in boys?
What is 1 in 42 births.
500
What is a method of non-verbal communication that a child with ASD may utilize?
What is drawing pictures or physical gestures.
500
What is Secondary ASD?
Secondary ASD is when an underlying medical condition or environmental factor is thought to have increased the risk of ASD.
500
Autism is a spectrum disorder, what does this mean?
It means that it encompasses a variety of learning differences and that it affects everyone differently.
500
Problem: people with ASD have weakened social skills which makes being in a large class difficult.
Solution: allow student to work individually if they need to, remind them of specific social rules like social distance and turn-taking
500
What percentage of people in the world have ASD?
What is approximately 1%.
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