Autism Spectrum Disorder
1)Approximately 1 out of every _____ children in the United States will have an ASD.
a)44
b)88
c)122
d)244
2)Asperger’s syndrome presents _____ more frequently in boys than it does in girls.
a)2
b)3
c)4
d)5
3)Some refer to PDD-NOS as
a)Atypical autism
b)Regressive autism
c)Sub threshold autism
d)Emerging autism
4)Low functioning PDD-NOS includes approximately _____ of those with PDD_NOS.
a)20%
b)30%
c)40%
d)50%
5)Childhood disintegrative disorder is also called _____ syndrome.
a)Heller’s
b)Ford’s
c)Lawrence’s
d)Markley’s
6)Which stage of Rett syndrome is considered a plateau that starts between 2 - 10 years of age?
a)Stage I
b)Stage II
c)Stage III
d)Stage IV
7)What percent of all ASD cases are secondary ASD?
a)5%
b)10%
c)20%
d)40%
8)A great deal of the research into neurological causes of ASD has focused on the _____, the region of the brain that processes emotions according to the situation the individual is placed in.
a)Thalamus
b)Amygdala
c)Basal ganglia
d)Hippocampus
9)Repeating everything heard word for word is known as
a)Auto-mimicry
b)Echolalia
c)Parrotism
d)Audio-rebound
10) Which are important for those with ASD because they bring order and predictability to the individual’s life?
a)Pets
b)Medications
c)Friends
d)Routines
11) About _____ of people who have ASD have a non-verbal IQ that is below 70.
a)45%
b)60%
c)75%
d)90%
12) Children with high levels of talent in a certain area, typically referred to as “savants” are estimated to comprise less than _____ of children with ASD.
a)1%
b)3%
c)7%
d)12%
13) Twin studies of ASD have been consistent with estimates of heritability at around
a)50 - 60%
b)60 - 70%
c)70 - 80%
d)80 - 90%
14) Approximately _____ of those who suffer ASD will develop epilepsy by the time they become adults.
a)5 - 10%
b)10 - 20%
c)20 - 30%
d)30 - 40%
15) Prospective studies of children who have ASD have all indicated that the development of _____ skills appear to be fine at age 6 months.
a)Motor
b)Language
c)Social
d)All of the above
16) Which is considered the most obvious form of regression?
a)Motor
b)Language
c)Social
d)None of the above
17) The American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines call for the screening of all toddlers at the ages of ____ and _____ months.
a)6, 9
b)9, 12
c)12, 18
d)18, 24
18) Males have a greater likelihood than do females of developing an ASD. The ratio is as high as ____:1.
a)3
b)5
c)7
d)9
19) There are specific infections that are known to affect developing brains; of these that have been most commonly known to affect the developing brain as well as to be commonly associated with ASD is
a)Flu
b)Measles
c)Rubella
d)Herpes
20) Abnormalities of the _____system may account for a lot of the major clinical features of ASD, including language dysfunction as well as social deficits.
a)Limbic system
b)Mesencephalon
c)Pituitary gland
d)Basal ganglia
21) Brain changes prior to the age of 2 may lead to brain _____ that in turn leads to ASD.
a)Atrophy
b)Bilateral development
c)Enlargement
d)Unilateral development
22) One study indicated that all the following EXCEPT ____was significantly associated with an increased risk of development of ASD.
a)Mumps
b)Chicken pox
c)Maternal use of prenatal vitamins
d)Ear infections
23) The risk of ASD increases with both maternal and paternal age.
a)True
b)False
24) Which neruogenetic disorder associated with ASD includes developmental delays, wide-based ataxic gait, progressive spasticity, hypotonia, and seizures?
a)Fragile X
b)Tuberous sclerosis
c)Rett syndrome
d)Angelman syndrome
25) Which assessment consists of 42 items and is used for identification of ASD in individuals from the ages of 3 through 22 years?
a)The Parent Interview for Autism
b)The Pervasive Developmental Disorders Screening Test - Stage 3
c)The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised
d)The Gilliam Autism Rating Scale
26) Which assessment consists of four 30-minute observational sessions?
a)The Screening Tool for Autism in Two-Year-Olds
b)The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic
c)The Childhood Autism Rating Scale
d)The Parent Interview for Autism
27) Which assessment is a battery of 17 subtests that require children to perform a variety of motor tasks?
a)The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised
b)The Screening Tool for Autism in Two-Year-Olds
c)Harold’s Motor Performance Tasks
d)Sensory Integration and Praxis Test
28) The ADI-R is appropriate for use with children and adults who have a mental age of _____ and older.
a)18 months
b)2 years
c)4 years
d)6 years
29) Which is a 300-item questionnaire that parents complete?
a)Ages and Stages Questionnaire
b)Parents Evaluation of Development Status
c)Brief-Infant-Toddler Social-Emotional Assessment
d)Child Development Inventory
30) Which is an assessment designed for children ranging in age from 0 through 8 years. It consists of 10 short questions.
a)Ages and Stages Questionnaire
b)Parents Evaluation of Development Status
c)Brief-Infant-Toddler Social-Emotional Assessment
d)Child Development Inventory
31) Which is designed to examine symptoms that are characteristic of high functioning ASD?
a)Parents Evaluation of Developmental Status
b)Social-Emotional Growth Chart
c)Social Communication Questionnaire
d)Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire
32) Approximately _____ of children with autism have epilepsy.
a)10%
b)30%
c)50%
d)70%
33) Fragile X is a _____ diagnosis. ASD is a _____ diagnosis.
a)medical, medical
b)behavioral, behavioral
c)medical, behavioral
d)behavioral, medical
34) Of all the treatments for ASD that are available, a _____ approach is often considered the best approach.
a)Behavioral
b)Multimodal
c)Client-centered
d)Psychopharmacological
35) It is estimated that there is an approximate _____ prevalence of ADHD in individuals with ASD.
a)15%
b)30%
c)45%
d)60%
36) Speech therapists may instruct individuals with ASD on how to have a back and forth conversation. This is called
a)Joint attention
b)Parallel interaction
c)Volley communication
d)Synergistic communication
37) Which is considered the gold standard of behavioral therapy?
a)Operant conditioning
b)Applied Behavioral Analysis
c)Classical Conditioning
d)Skinnerian Behaviorism
38) One study that was conducted in Philadelphia found that _____ contributes to the stress of raising a child with ASD?
a)Financial Stress
b)Sibling conflict
c)Poor parental work attendance
d)Sleep disturbance
39) Parents of children with ASD were nearly _____ more likely to leave a job as a result of issues with child care than were parents of children who were not affected.
a)3
b)5
c)7
d)9
40) The most common strategy employed by fathers in dealing with their child’s ASD needs - and a source of stress on the couple was
a)Avoidance
b)Corporal punishment
c)Delegating tasks
d)Bribery
41) Which is NOT recommended to help siblings understand ASD?
a)Remind siblings they just need to hang in until adulthood
b)ASD must be explained to children early and often
c)Parents should help children form a bond with each other
d)Parent must make family time special for all members
42) Structured teaching is generally a _____ based approach.
a)Gustatory
b)Kinesthetic
c)Auditory
d)Visually
43) Which is NOT a specific component of structured teaching?
a)Schedules
b)Feedback
c)Routines
d)Work systems
44) Which is one of the most commonly utilized methods with children or adults who have little or no verbal language skills?
a)ABS
b)QUADS
c)PECS
d)GUNS
45) Which is NOT one of the 3 integrated components that make up the essence of social interaction?
a)Thinking
b)Feeling
c)Believing
d)Doing
46) Even though prescription medication is common for the treatment of ASD, there is not much evidence that medications do much good.
a)True
b)False
47) In a recent survey of 2,853 children in the Autism Treatment Network, _____ of respondents were using at least one psychotropic medication.
a)7%
b)17%
c)27%
d)37%
48) Which is the most well studied second-generation atypical for ASD and is one of the most commonly prescribed of the antipsychotics in children?
a)Olanzapine
b)Clozapine
c)Risperidone
d)Ziprasidone
49) Children with ASD respond well to stimulant medications to treat ADHD-like symptoms.
a)True
b)False
50) Research suggests that high intensity intervention - considered to be at least _____ hours per week for _____ may help improve behavior and thinking ability as well as broaden the individual’s language skills.
a)10, 3 to 6 months
b)20, 6 to 12 months
c)30, 1 to 3 years
d)40, 3 to 5 years
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