PSY 356 - quiz 4

Researchers have found that toddlers with ASD spend much less time scanning a human's ________ than typically developing peers.

face

Childhood vaccines and immunizations have been clearly linked to the onset of autism. T/F?

false

Children with ASD often have difficulties with experiencing emotions, sending emotional messages to others, and accurately reading others' emotional signals. This is known as theory of mind. T/F?

false

There are several medications that have been found to be effective in treating the core deficits of ASD.

false

Up until the most recent DSM, autism and ________ were considered separate disorders.

intellectual deficit disorder

A researcher is investigating the link between a specific neuron and a child with ASD's deficits in imitating others. What is the name of this neuron?

mirror

DSM 5 categorizes autism by:

social and communication deficits & repetitive behaviors/restricted interests

A child with autism is less likely to be able to distinguish between what is socially important and what is not when compared to typically developing peers. This is known as a child's:

social cognition

The research that demonstrates the fact that children with autism spectrum disorder scan human faces in fundamentally different ways than children who are developmentally delayed and typically developing children supports which of the following statements?

Children with ASD do not attend to important social details when compared to developmentally delayed and typically developing children.

What is an evidence-based interventions for ASD?

applied behavior analysis

Cody, a 15-year-old diagnosed with ASD, is being treated with an intervention that focuses on teaching structure, involves his parents, emphasizes skills development, and includes generalization. This is most likely the Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-Handicapped Children (TEACCH) model.

true

Tony Attwood's plaid clothes analogy indicates that children with ASD have similar characteristics but are still individuals with unique strengths and weaknesses. T/F?

true

Tyler, a 5-year-old with ASD, has a fascination with anything to do with trains and if allowed to would spend hours lining up his trains in his room. This is an example of what characteristic of ASD?

restricted and repetitive behaviors