Ch. 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder

Question 1

Social interaction impairments

Answer 1

• difficulty with nonverbal communication
• difficulty with interpreting facial expression and body language
• preference to play alone

Question 2

Social communication impairments

Answer 2

• difficulty with reciprocal conversation
• delays in language development
• echolalia

Question 3

What is the 3rd core Sx?

Answer 3

Restricted and repetitive behaviors

Question 4

Language development

Answer 4

• vocabulary burst may fail to occur within the 12-36 mons. period
• child may lose language skills that were demonstrated prior

Question 5

What is good predictor of intelligence?

Answer 5

The ability to spontaneously, meaningfully, and consistently combine words into sentences before the age of 5.

Question 6

What is good predictor of language outcome?

Answer 6

Joint attention