ASD MIDTERM EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| APPROVED BY EXPERT|
UPDATED 2025\2026.
What does stimming stand for?
ANSWER ✔✔ Self-stimulation
What is the concept of "social stories"?
ANSWER ✔✔ To preview how something will happen in the future that is different from their
usual routine
The DSM-5 lists three required symptoms for social communication and interaction.
Which of the following is most likely not an example of the diagnostic criteria for this
domain?
ANSWER ✔✔ Shouting the name of a companion animal more than once whenever it is
observed
Why did the APA reduce the number of domains from three to two for diagnosing ASD?
ANSWER ✔✔ Because clinicians found it hard to separate deficits in communication and social
interaction.
Why is it important not to see ASD as an "all or nothing" condition?
ANSWER ✔✔ Because ASD is a spectrum disorder.
Despite remarkable examples of high-functioning individuals with ASD, most people with
ASD:
ANSWER ✔✔ Exhibit most of the core features of the disorder and rarely display special talents
or high intelligence
, What is the best way to describe Manon's deficit, who ignores other children at a play-
table?
ANSWER ✔✔ Manon is not monitoring the social interactions around her
Why might a therapist describe Julie’s inability to look into her teacher’s eyes as a
“defense mechanism”?
ANSWER ✔✔ Because children with ASD may perceive the eye region as threatening.
What does research reveal about the bonding ability of children with ASD?
ANSWER ✔✔ Children with ASD can bond with primary caregivers and tell them apart from
others.
What kind of gesture did Hannah demonstrate by reaching toward the TV without looking
at her mother?
ANSWER ✔✔ Protoimperative gesture
According to the CDC, what percent of children with ASD have co-occurring intellectual
disability?
ANSWER ✔✔ 70 percent
What assessment tool is most often used to test intelligence in children with ASD?
ANSWER ✔✔ The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
At what age do typically developing children begin to understand when a parent is making
a face expecting a response?
ANSWER ✔✔ Around 12 months
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| APPROVED BY EXPERT|
UPDATED 2025\2026.
What does stimming stand for?
ANSWER ✔✔ Self-stimulation
What is the concept of "social stories"?
ANSWER ✔✔ To preview how something will happen in the future that is different from their
usual routine
The DSM-5 lists three required symptoms for social communication and interaction.
Which of the following is most likely not an example of the diagnostic criteria for this
domain?
ANSWER ✔✔ Shouting the name of a companion animal more than once whenever it is
observed
Why did the APA reduce the number of domains from three to two for diagnosing ASD?
ANSWER ✔✔ Because clinicians found it hard to separate deficits in communication and social
interaction.
Why is it important not to see ASD as an "all or nothing" condition?
ANSWER ✔✔ Because ASD is a spectrum disorder.
Despite remarkable examples of high-functioning individuals with ASD, most people with
ASD:
ANSWER ✔✔ Exhibit most of the core features of the disorder and rarely display special talents
or high intelligence
, What is the best way to describe Manon's deficit, who ignores other children at a play-
table?
ANSWER ✔✔ Manon is not monitoring the social interactions around her
Why might a therapist describe Julie’s inability to look into her teacher’s eyes as a
“defense mechanism”?
ANSWER ✔✔ Because children with ASD may perceive the eye region as threatening.
What does research reveal about the bonding ability of children with ASD?
ANSWER ✔✔ Children with ASD can bond with primary caregivers and tell them apart from
others.
What kind of gesture did Hannah demonstrate by reaching toward the TV without looking
at her mother?
ANSWER ✔✔ Protoimperative gesture
According to the CDC, what percent of children with ASD have co-occurring intellectual
disability?
ANSWER ✔✔ 70 percent
What assessment tool is most often used to test intelligence in children with ASD?
ANSWER ✔✔ The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
At what age do typically developing children begin to understand when a parent is making
a face expecting a response?
ANSWER ✔✔ Around 12 months
