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Flashcards by Terry Sellers, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Terry Sellers
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| Question | Answer |
| TRUE / FALSE Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a disorder of personality characteristics. | FALSE Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a disorder of BRAIN DEVELOPMENT |
| Children and adults with ASD may communicate, interact, behave, and learn in ways that are __________ (one word) than most people | Different |
| TRUE / FLASE People with ASD are always severely challenged in learning. | FALSE Abilities of people with ASD can range from GIFTED to severely challenged |
| If a child diagnosed with ASD: 1 Doesn't point at objects to show interest 2. Look at objects when someone points 3, Appears to be "in their own world They may be more toward the ___________ ___________ (2 words) on the spectrum | Social Communication |
| If a child diagnosed with ASD: 1. Repeats actions over and over 2. Has trouble adapting w/ new routines 3. Has unusual reactions to smells/tastes 4. Has unusual motor movements They may be more toward the _______ & _____________ (2 words) on the spectrum | Restricted & repetitive interests |
| Many African American and ___________ (another ethnic group) children are missing out on early intervention. | Latino |
| TRUE / FALSE It doe not really make much difference whether the initial diagnosis of ASD takes place at age 3 or 5. | FALSE Early intervention leads to better outcomes. |
| The CDC incidence figures for ASD when Dr. Sellers started developed this course were 1 in __________ but based on the most recent data from 2018 data are 1 in ________. (single # in each blank) | 2010 1 in 68 2018 1 in 44 |
| What were the 2 possible explanations of the increase in diagnosis of ASD proposed by Dr. Sellers in class? | Better early intervention of non-white ethnic groups. Perhaps more cases exist because of ongoing environmental issues. |
| TRUE / FALSE The cause of ASD has finally been discovered in the last couple of years. | FALSE No one cause of ASD has been identified. |
| Most cases of ASD involve a complex and variable combination of __________ risk and _________________ factors that influence early brain development. (1 word in both blanks) | GENETIC risk ENVIRONMENTAL factors |
| One of the primary ways that ASD is diagnosed is when a child fails to meet age-specific _________________ ______________ (2 words) | Developmental milestones |
| If a child does not meet age-specific developmental milestones which one of these typically occurs: 1. ASD is diagnosed 2. Further screening may take place | 2. Further screening may take place |
| TRUE / FALSE There is one gold-standard diagnostic checklist and rating scale that is used to diagnose ASK. | FALSE Several different diagnostic checklists and rating scales are available for diagnosing ASDs |
| There is a higher than expected rate of autism among family members. In fact, the rate of recurrence of autism in siblings of autistic individuals is ____________ %. | 18.7 % |
| A monozygotic twin is commonly referred to as a(n) 1. Identical twins 2. Fraternal twins | 1. Identical twins |
| Explain how dizygotic twins are different than monozygotic twins. | Dizygotic twins develop from two different eggs and sperm. Monozygotic develop from the same sperm and egg. |
| In the case of monozygotic twins when one has been diagnosed with ASD, what statistically is the other twin will have a diagnosis of ASD at some point? | 36–95% chance |
| In the case of dizygotic twins when one has been diagnosed with ASD, what statistically is the other twin will have a diagnosis of ASD at some point? | If one dizygotic twin has autism, then there is a 0–31% chance that the other twin will have autism |
| How many genes have been discovered to have SOME association with ASD | 100 |
| How many genes have been discovered to have a HIGH confidence of association with ASD | 60 |
| An environmental risk factor for ASK includes prenatal exposure to what drugs? | Thalidomide Valproic acid |
| What somewhat common viral (mother wasn't vaccinated against or wasn't effective) infection during pregnancy has some association with ASD. | Rubella |
| TRUE / FALSE Advanced maternal and paternal age at the time of conception increases the risk of having a child diagnosed with ASD. | TRUE |
| TRUE / FALSE No association of a mother taking fertility drugs to improve the likelihood of ovulation has been identified. | FALSE |
| Name some environment chemicals that may be associated with ASD. | Pollutants Metals Pesticides |
| TRUE / FALSE There is scientific evidence that the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine causes ASD. | FALSE In 2010, the original “supporting” article was retracted |
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