Characteristics
Statistics
Diagnosis
The Spectrum
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: There is one known cause of ASD.
False, currently there is no one known cause of ASD.
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
What is term that was historically believed to cause ASD?
"Refridgerator Mothers"
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
What is the most widely accepted possible cause of ASD?
Genetic Causes
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
True or False: ASD can be cause by smoking when pregnant.
False
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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