Facts about ASD
Famous People
Characteristics
Communication
True or False
100
The number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder?
1 in 36
100
Who is the American professor of Animal Science and Author that has published several books about living with autism including Thinking in Pictures and The Autistic Brain?
Temple Grandin
100
Name 2 characteristics of people with Autism?
- Learning to read at a very early age (known as hyperlexia).
- Memorizing and learning information quickly.
- Thinking and learning in a visual way.
- Logical thinking ability.
- May excel (if able) in academic areas such as science, engineering and mathematics as they are technical and logical subjects that do not heavily rely on social interaction.
- Having an extraordinarily good memory (being able to remember facts for a long period of time).
- Being precise and detail orientated.
- Exceptional honesty and reliability.
- Being dependable in regards to schedules and routines.
- Having an excellent sense of direction.
- A capability for alternate problem solving.
100
A system of communication using visual gestures and signs, as used by deaf people is known as?
Sign Language
100
True or False: You can outgrow Autism, it can go away?
False
200
Who Autism Spectrum Disorder affects?
Anyone. All nationalities, all creeds, all religions, all races and both sexes.
200
Who is the Co Founder of Microsoft?
Bill Gates
200
Name a form of Autism Spectrum Disorder where people have a difficult time relating to others socially and their behavior and thinking patterns can be rigid and repetitive?
Asperger's Syndrome
200
Communication devices, systems, strategies and tools that replace or support natural speech are known as?
AAC Device
200
True or False: Children and Adults can be diagnosed with Autism?
True
300
The ability to read above one’s age or grade level in school, commonly accompanies autism spectrum disorder?
Hyperlexia
300
20 year old Swedish Environmental Activist
Greta Thunberg
300
Name what it is called when an autistic person doesn't use speech to communicate?
Non verbal
300
Photographs, short videos, miniatures of real objects, colored pictures, plain squares of colored card, line drawings, symbols and written words are known as?
Visual Supports
300
True or False: Autistic people "stim" to self-regulate or manage emotions like anxiety, anger, fear and excitement?
True
400
How do people get Autism?
You are born with autism.
400
Physicist who developed Theory of Relativity
Albert Einstein
400
Name the ability to read above one’s age or grade level in school, commonly accompanies autism spectrum disorder?
Hyperlexia
400
The use of eye-contact, and body-use, including personal space as well as gestures is known as?
non verbal communication
400
True or False: People on the autistic spectrum may find change, and busy environments difficult to cope with, but they also can have higher IQs and some incredible abilities which are not possible for those not on the spectrum?
True
500
The number of people with a diagnosis of Autism who will exit high school in the United States.
50,000
500
Who is the CEO of Tesla and Twitter?
Elon Musk
500
Name what are some Repetitive Motor/Verbal Mannerisms also known as "Stimming"?
Flaps hands, rocks body, spins self in circles, finger flicking, looking at things sideways, watching an object spin or fly, fluttering fingers near eyes, listening to the same song or noise over and over.
500
What happens when you’re getting more input from your five senses than your brain can sort through and process for example multiple conversations going on in one room, flashing overhead lights, or a loud party can all produce the symptoms of?
Sensory Overload
500
True or False: More women have autism then men?
False: more men are diagnosed with autism than women, at a rate of 5:1