Autism

Question 1

All of the deficits listed below are core deficits associated with autism except one, which one?

Answer 1

Poor reading and writing skills

Question 2

Soft signs of abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorder include:

Answer 2

Choreiform movements, labile affect, motor Impersistence, tremors, and postural abnormalities.

Question 2

Social (Pragmatics) Communication Disorder according to the DSM-V include the following:

Answer 2

Impairment in pragmatics and low social communication

A rule out of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Symptoms must be present in early childhood

Question 3

Children or adults with autism have problems with activities that require the coordination of multiple brain areas (imagery) or flexible understanding (multiple representations) or spoken language. This provides support for which one of the theories of autism?

Answer 3

The weak central coherence hypothesis

Question 4

This theory of autism explains best explains the restricted and repetitive features of the disorder such as resistance to change and exclusive focus on a singular part of an object.

Answer 4

The weak central coherence hypothesis

Question 5

On which subtest on the WISC-V do children with autism spectrum disorder outperform normal controls?

Answer 5

Block Design

Question 6

Theory of mind is primarily localized within what part of the brain?

Answer 6

Medial prefrontal cortex

Question 7

What type of brain cell has been found to reflect one’s ability to take someone else’s perspective?

Answer 7

Mirror Neurons

Question 8

All of the following would be useful subtests to administer if suspected a child with autism, except for one. Which one?

Answer 8

NEPSY-II’s Arrows subtest

Question 9

Which one is considered a scientifically best practice for treating Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Answer 9

Discrete Trail Teaching

Question 10

Which of the following theories of autism is least supported by empirical evidence?

Answer 10

The limbic system hypothesis