Autism And Social Emotional Disabilities (Summer 2024) Questions with Complete Solutions Common gross motor impairment in those with ASD - Correct Answer Balance and coordination Best combination of standardized outcome measures for evaluation of a child with or at risk of asd in early childhood - Correct Answer Mullen scales or early learning and vineland scales of adaptive behavior 2 Which of the following are early signs of autism - Correct Answer No smiles/joyful expression by 6 months No babbling at 12 months No back and fourth sharing sounds, smiles or facial expressions by 9 months All individuals diagnosed with autism have the following symptoms - Correct Answer Impaired social communications/interaction across contexts, restrictive repetitive behaviors, interests and activities Increased prevalence in autism in recent years is due to - Correct Answer More accurate diagnostic criteria and increased awareness What is autism - Correct Answer Neurodevelopmental disability where individuals that have difficulty with social interaction, communication, and some sort of restricted and repetitive behaviors How does autism occur - Correct Answer On a spectrum (wide range) What are the 5 different oervasive developmental disorders - Correct Answer Childhood autism Aspergers syndrome Childhood disintegrative disorder Rhett disease PDD NOS or ASD NOS (not otherwise specified) Where do the 5 different PDD's fall under now - Correct Answer They fall under autism spectrum disorder now 1 / 2
What is the latest cdc estimate of autism prevalence - Correct Answer 1/59 (2014) people What is the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder - Correct Answer Occurs in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups (1-2% worldwide) About 4.5x more common in boys than girls About 1 in 6 children in the US had developmental disability in 2009-2017 Why is there an increased prevalence in autism in recent yeras - Correct Answer Increased awareness, better diagnosis, less people getting misdiagnosed now What has increased in diagnosis compared to what has decreased in diagnosis - Correct Answer Intellectual disability is decreasing while autism is increasing at the same level (diagnostic substitutions) (Due to better diagnosis criteria) What are risk factors for autism - Correct Answer Unknown but likely multi-factorial (Environmentla, biologic, genetic) Who is at risk for autism (age) - Correct Answer Older parents are at more of a risk What is genetic factor of autism - Correct Answer More often de novo variants than inherited (random not due to the parents genetics) Do vaccines cause autism - Correct Answer No How much of a chance of non identical twins to have asd if one has - Correct Answer 0-31% chance How much of a chance of asd for identical twins if one has - Correct Answer If one has the other one has 36-95% of a chance
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