A) Psychological trauma during early childhood B) Exposure to toxins in late adolescence C) Developmental factors affecting many or all functional brain systems D) Localized brain damage in specific regions
A) They are linked to a specific viral infection B) They are caused by nutritional deficiencies C) They are unknown D) They are identical to other autism spectrum disorders
A) It occurs primarily during puberty B) It happens exclusively after birth C) It is a degenerative process starting in adulthood D) It includes alteration of brain development soon after conception
A) A limited ability to see the big picture B) A total lack of sensory processing C) Excessive focus on global patterns D) An inability to focus on minute details
A) The inability to perceive visual stimuli B) Social processing deficits C) Impairments in memory retention D) Superiority of locally oriented and perceptual operations
A) Alterations to mirror neuron development interfere with imitation B) Mirror neurons are hyperactive C) The system is unrelated to social impairment D) Mirror neurons are entirely absent in autistic individuals
A) It is primarily a motor speech disorder B) The process of mimicry is impaired C) It is unrelated to imitation D) Mimicry is enhanced compared to neurotypical individuals
A) Processing of executed/observed actions and social significance is impaired B) They are unable to perceive physical movement C) The social significance of actions is over-analyzed D) They have perfect motor execution
A) General intelligence theories B) The theory of enhanced perceptual functioning C) The weak central coherence theory D) Social cognition theories like theory of mind
A) It arises from impairments in ascribing mental states to oneself and others B) It arises from a lack of visual acuity C) It is a result of physical sensory overload only D) It is caused by excessive social empathy
A) They struggle with internal operations B) They are unable to systematize any internal operations C) They are superior at understanding other agents' intentions D) They are less effective at empathizing when handling events generated by others
A) Socially withdrawn B) Verbally aggressive C) Emotionally volatile D) Active but odd
A) The individual may isolate themselves B) The individual will lose all cognitive ability C) The individual will become naturally outgoing D) The individual will stop needing food
A) Instigators B) Teachers C) Victims D) Witnesses
A) Selective mutism B) Bipolar disorder C) Social anxiety disorder D) Schizophrenia
A) General language delay B) Complete inability to communicate C) Physical clumsiness D) Significant cognitive delay
A) 5 times the rate B) 15 times the rate C) 9 times the rate D) 2 times the rate
A) 35% B) 50% C) 10% D) 66%
A) 9% B) 35% C) 20% D) 66%
A) Overlapping physical illnesses B) High cost of testing C) Lack of genetic markers D) Methodological problems
A) Complete silence B) Excessive use of metaphors C) Lack of vocabulary D) One-sided verbosity
A) 2018 B) 2013 C) 1993 D) 2022
A) The American Psychiatric Association B) The World Health Organization C) Edith Sheffer D) Lorna Wing
A) Understanding Asperger Syndrome B) Asperger's Children C) The ASD Handbook D) The History of Autism
A) 10 million B) 50 million C) 37.2 million D) 75 million
A) Males B) Females C) Both are diagnosed at equal rates D) Gender does not affect diagnosis rates
A) 2013 B) 1981 C) 1990 D) 1994
A) 19 percent B) 37 percent C) 51 percent D) 10 percent
A) Tics B) Spasms C) Stimming D) Twitching
A) Graphic novels B) Poetry C) Non-fiction D) Fiction
A) Markedly impaired from birth B) Without significant general delay C) Significantly delayed D) Non-existent until age five
A) Little professors B) Language experts C) Social butterflies D) Word masters
A) Sarcasm B) Basic vocabulary C) Descriptive nouns D) Direct commands
A) Dyslexia B) Anhedonia C) Alexithymia D) Aphasia
A) Only in adults B) They are the primary diagnostic criteria C) Yes, they are distinct D) No evidence supports this
A) His colleagues B) His patients C) His friends D) His students
A) Mothers B) Fathers C) Grandparents D) Siblings
A) Genetic B) Social C) Dietary D) Environmental
A) One B) Hundreds C) Thousands D) Ten
A) No B) Only partially C) None of them do D) Yes
A) Antibodies B) Hormones C) Enzymes D) Teratogens
A) A purely genetic blood test B) A single observation by a family doctor C) A self-reported written questionnaire D) A multidisciplinary team observing across multiple settings
A) The Gillberg Assessment Tool B) Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) C) The Szatmari Scale D) Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)
A) Excessive financial gain for the family B) Medications that worsen behavior C) Immediate improvement in social skills D) Automatic enrollment in specialized schools
A) Tourette syndrome B) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) C) Schizophrenia D) Bipolar disorder
A) Obsessive–compulsive disorder B) Asthma C) Celiac disease D) Diabetes
A) 30 months B) 18 months C) 5 years D) 12 months
A) The Pediatric Medical Association B) The Autistic Self Advocacy Network C) The International Autism Foundation D) The World Health Organization
A) Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test B) Asperger Clinical Screening Tool C) Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale D) The Asperger Index
A) Reducing linguistic skills B) Demonising special interests C) Increasing memory capacity D) Causing physical pain
A) Fluoxetine B) Sertraline C) Risperidone D) Methylphenidate
A) Olanzapine B) Fluvoxamine C) Risperidone D) Methylphenidate
A) Insulin B) Thyroxin C) Adrenaline D) Oxytocin
A) Weight loss B) Hyperactivity C) Improved mathematical ability D) Depression
A) Methylphenidate B) Fluvoxamine C) Olanzapine D) Aripiprazole
A) Dystonia B) Diabetes C) Increased impulsivity D) Increased serum prolactin
A) 25% B) 45% C) 80% D) 65%
A) 2013 B) 1994 C) 2018 D) 2022
A) Non-theism B) Superior mathematical ability C) Heightened sensory processing D) Increased preference for routine
A) Lorna Wing B) Edith Sheffer C) Uta Frith D) Grunya Sukhareva
A) Hans Asperger B) Uta Frith C) Lorna Wing D) Grunya Sukhareva
A) 45% B) 26% C) 12% D) 51%
A) Aspies B) Autists C) Neurotypes D) Aspergians
A) 1995 B) 2002 C) 2011 D) 1998
A) The Lancet B) New York Times C) Scientific American D) Boston Globe
A) Neurodiversity B) Medical model C) Psychiatric consensus D) Pathology
A) Individuals typically do not want a cure, while parents often seek one B) Neither group believes a cure is medically possible C) Both groups strongly advocate for a medical cure D) Parents do not want a cure, while individuals often seek one
A) Bipolar disorder B) ADHD C) Homosexuality D) Dyslexia
A) Hans Asperger B) Simon Baron-Cohen C) Welin D) Pier Jaarsma
A) Scientific aptitude B) Precise eye for detail C) Reduced empathy D) Mathematical ability
A) The narrow version B) The broad version C) The academic version D) The psychological version |