Autism Spectrum Disorder

Educational approaches such as PECS, TEACH and PRT provide visual (pictures) and verbal prompts to support communication for students with ASD.

True

Joint attention is the process of

one person alerting another to a stimulus via nonverbal means, such as gazing or pointing.

At what age can autism be reliably diagnosed

18 months

A condition that is much like autism but usually without significant delays in cognition and language is

Asperger syndrome.

Which statement about the prevalence rate of ASD is TRUE

It is 5 times higher for boys than girls

Repetitive, ritualistic motor movements such as twirling, flapping hands, and rocking

are evident in some, but not all, children with ASD.

Autism is best described as a/an

developmental disorder

Although students with Asperger syndrome are similar to students with autism, they

don't have deficits in language and general intellectual functioning

Charley is a student with autism. Her teacher asks, "Do you have a pet?" Charley replies, "Do you have a pet?" This speech deficit in children with autism is known as

echolalia

Overselectivity is characterized as

focusing on a part rather than the whole

The term "spectrum" in autism spectrum disorders refers to the fact that people with ASD

have a variety of symptoms and degrees of impairment that fall along a continuum.

All of the following are defining characteristics of autism in the IDEA definition of autism except

impulsivity