AUTISM AWARENESS
AUTISM AWARENESS
AUTISM AWARENESS
100

Doctors carried studies about Autism in girls and boys?

  1. True

  2. False 

  3. Uncertain

   

True

100

Which are the common trades for autistic Girls?

  1. Masking

  2.  Bad at social situations

  3. Having other mental illness like OCD, depression... 

 Bad at social situations 

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Another thing that makes the female autism harder to diagnose, women tend to be good in social situations, which is something less common in autistic men.

100

Autistic individuals can be hypersensitive to stimulation (Brighter lights, high sounds...)

  1. True

  2. False

 

True

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Autistics sometimes completely tune out the world because of their sensitivity to any form of stimuli.

200

Can autism be caused by emotional deprivation?

  1. True

  2. False 

  3. Uncertain

False

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Evidence suggests that autism may be genetic. Scientists have been attempting to identify which genes might be implicated in autism for some years. Autism is likely to have multiple genes responsible rather than a single gene. However, it is not caused by emotional deprivation or the way a person has been brought up.



200

Is autism on the increase?

  1. True

  2. False 

  3. Uncertain

Uncertain

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There has certainly been an increase in the numbers of children receiving autism spectrum diagnoses in countries like the UK, but this does not necessarily mean that autism is on the increase. It is quite likely that these changes reflect increased public awareness of autism and developments in how it is diagnosed.

200

Can epilepsy also occur in case you have ASD?

  1. True

  2. False 

  3. Uncertain

True

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Epilepsy occurs in 80% (or more) of ASD cases, usually involving multiple seizure types and starting in early childhood.

300

Has autism the same rate of occurrence worldwide?

  1. True

  2. False 

  3. Uncertain

Uncertain

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Currently prevalence estimates (numbers of people estimated to meet the diagnostic criteria for autism) vary widely between countries, but this variation may be due to factors such as differences in public awareness and in the availability and form of diagnosis.

300

Autistic people do not easily understand what other people are thinking.

  1. True

  2. False 

  3. Uncertain

 

True

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A well-documented research finding from recent decades suggests that people on the autism spectrum typically have difficulty understanding other people's thoughts, intentions and points of view

400

Can autistic individuals feel emotions?

  1. True

  2. False 

  3. Uncertain

True

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Autistic people often experience deep emotions, while not always understanding these feelings. Several studies suggest difficulties in understanding other people’s emotions, but this claim has also been questioned.

400

Autistic People always prefer to be alone

  1. True

  2. False 

  3. Uncertain

 

False


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People on the autism spectrum would often like to make friends and have the company of others, though they may also have difficulties in making this happen.

500

Which of these is not a symptom of ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)?

  1. Being very literal when given instructions

  2. Difficulties in social communications

  3.  Embracing Change

 

Embracing Change 

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Sufferers of ASDs in fact do not like change.

500

From what age can a child be diagnosed with ADS?

  1. 1 Year

  2. 3 Year

  3. 4Year

  4. 5 Year 

Around 3 years of age is when children can be given an affirmative diagnosis of ASDs.

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