Social Communication
Some infants show early signs of ASD by failing to respond to this verbal prompt.
Their own name.
Repetitive physical movements are often seen in children with ASD, e.g. spinning, rocking, or this type of hand motion.
Hand-flapping.
The Mayo Clinic notes that there is no cure for ASD, but receiving intervention during _______ years makes a big difference.
Preschool.
Boys are about ____ times more likely to get diagnosed with ASD compared to girls.
Four.
Many research studies show absolutely no link between autism and these childhood medical injections.
Vaccines.
What type of speech would an autistic child typically use?
Robot-like speech.
Children with ASD may develop specific routines and become extremely upset by______.
Small changes.
Many children show symptoms in the first year, but a small number develop and then lose skills between these two months.
18 and 24.
Premature delivery before this week of pregnancy increases a baby's risk of developing autism.
26 weeks.
The study that started the controversy about childhood vaccines was proven untrue due to poor design and ____.
Questionable research.
Rather than participating in a casual, two-way conversation, children with ASD may start speaking to label items or to____.
Request somthing.
An autistic child might focus on specific details of an object with intensity, such as this moving part of a car.
The wheels.
Mild symptoms may be unnoticed early on, which leads to a delayed diagnosis in late childhood or even into this stage of life.
Adulthood.
This inherited genetic that causes intellectual disability is linked to a higher risk of ASD.
Fragile X Syndrome.
Children risk catching and spreading serious diseases like measles, mumps, and this respiratory illness when families refuse to use vaccinations.
Whooping cough
People with ASD often have a hard time interpreting nonverbal cues, such as______.
Facial expressions.
While people with ASD may be highly sensitive to light, touch, or sound, they show no reaction to temperature or______.
Pain.
The word "spectrum" in Autism Spectrum Disorder is used to describe the variation of symptoms and ____.
Severity.
This genetic condition occurs almost entirely in girls and involves slow head growth, intellectual disability, and loss of purposeful hand use.
Rett Syndrome.
Social and behavioral struggles associated with ASD can lead to being ______ at school.
Bullied.
This behavior involves repeating words or phrases without understanding how to actually use them.
Echoing.
Self-harming physical activities that people with ASD perform can include biting or______.
Head-banging.
Conditions like Asperger's syndrome and this severe degenerative condition used to be thought to be separate from autism.
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder.
Researchers are investigating whether environmental factors like air pollutants, medicines, or ______ play a role.
Complications during pregnancy.
Many studies checked if taking this B-vitamin before and during pregnancy lowers autism risk.
Folic acid.