Autism Core Knowledge (QABA ABAT Exam Study Slides) (Part 1) Questions And Answers | verified | 2025/2026

Autism Core Knowledge (QABA ABAT Exam Study Slides) (Part 1) Questions And Answers | verified | 2025/2026 Autistic Disorder - answer-Children who were highly intelligent but displayed "a powerful desire for aloneness" and "an obsessive insistence on persistent sameness" Asperger Syndrome - answer-• Named after Hans Asperger • Individuals with similar deficits in social interaction, but with stronger language skills • Milder form of autism • Known as "Little Professors" due to excess knowledge in 1 subject Five Disorders that are encompassed within ASD diagnosis: - answer-• Autistic Disorder: also known as "Classical Autism" • Asperger Syndrome • Pervasive Developmental Disorder: otherwise known as PDD-NOS • Retts Syndrome • Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD) T/F: There is NO single cause of ASD - answer-True Complex relationship between ____________ and ____________ factors. - answer-Genetic predisposition, environmental Characterized by _____________ and ___________ patterns. - answer-social communication deficits, restricted and repetitive behaviorTwo classifications of diagnostic criteria: - answer-- International Classification of Disease, Tenth Edition (ICD 10) - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM- V) What is the ASD: Triad of Primary Impairments? - answer-1. Social & Emotional Interaction 2. Imagination & Flexibility of Thought 3. Social Communication & Language Characteristics of Social & Emotional Interaction Impairments: - answer-• Standing too close to people • Unaware of different ways of interacting with others • Has desire to have friends and relationships but struggles to initiate and maintain these Characteristics of Imagination & Flexibility of Thought Impairments: - answer-• Does not understand others points of view or feelings • Takes everything literally • Agitated by change in routine Characteristics of Social Communication & Language Impairments: - answer-• Asks repetitive questions • Cannot 'read between the lines' of what people mean • Communicates for own needs, rather than for 'social' engagement • Makes factual comments inappropriate to the context •Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces prevalence rates of autism; updated every _______ years. -2016: 1 in every _____ children -2018: 1 in every _____ children -2020: 1 in every _____ children -Rate is higher in boys than girls (about _____ times more common in boys) - answer-a) 2 b) 68 c) 59d) 54 e) 4