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| 1. | Though this disorder may get diagnosed later in life, it appears in: |
| a. | | The first decade of life |
| b. | | The first year of life |
| c. | | The first 5 years of life |
| d. | | The first 3 years of life |
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| 2. | What is autism? |
| a. | | It is a permanent mental disorder |
| b. | | Autism is a complex developmental disorder that affects the brain's normal development of social and communication skills |
| c. | | It is a mental disorder that affects the reasoning ability in a person |
| d. | | It is a mental disorder, which results in an inability of recognizing faces |
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| 3. | What are some of the common features of this disorder? |
| a. | | Restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior |
| b. | | Impaired verbal and nonverbal communication |
| c. | | Impaired social interactions |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 4. | What is the general trend noticed, among parents at the time they detect the disorder in their children? |
| a. | | They do not find anything unusual in their child till 2 years after age |
| b. | | They suspect that something is wrong by the time the child is 18 months old and seek help by the time the child is 2 |
| c. | | They notice that something is wrong in the first one month itself |
| d. | | This disorder is not considered as one that requires treatment at the earliest by parents |
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| 5. | What is the most common developmental disorder exhibited by children affected by this disorder? |
| a. | | Children with autism typically have difficulties in verbal and nonverbal communication, social interactions, and pretend play |
| b. | | Children with autism typically have difficulties in verbal and nonverbal communication |
| c. | | Children with autism typically have difficulties in social interactions |
| d. | | Children pretend play |
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| 6. | In some, aggression -- toward others or self -- may be present. |
| a. | | False |
| b. | | True |
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| 7. | Some children with autism appear normal before age 1 or 2 and then suddenly "regress" and lose language or social skills they had previously gained. This is called the: |
| a. | | Normal type of autism |
| b. | | Aggressive type of autism |
| c. | | Regressive type of autism |
| d. | | Autism |
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| 8. | What are the difficulties faced by children affected by this disorder in communicating? |
| a. | | Are unable to start or sustain a social conversation or repeat words or memorized passages, like commercials |
| b. | | Develop language slowly or not at all or communicates with gestures instead of words |
| c. | | Do not refer to self correctly (for example, says "you want water" when the child means "I want water") |
| d. | | Use nonsense rhyming |
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| 9. | What difficulties pose a challenge to these children in the arena of social interaction? |
| a. | | Show a lack of empathy or may treat others as if they are objects |
| b. | | Do not make friends and is generally withdrawn |
| c. | | May not respond to eye contact or smiles |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 10. | How do they respond to sensory information? |
| a. | | Have heightened or low senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste or seems to have a heightened or low response to pain |
| b. | | Rub surfaces, mouths or licks objects |
| c. | | May withdraw from physical contact because it is overstimulating or overwhelming |
| d. | | May find normal noises painful and hold hands over ears |
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| 11. | What difference in noticeable in the play of these children? |
| a. | | Show little pretend or imaginative play |
| b. | | Do not imitate the actions of others |
| c. | | Prefer solitary or ritualistic play |
| d. | | All of the above |
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| 12. | What behavioral disorders are exhibited by these children? |
| a. | | Have a short attention span and very narrow interests |
| b. | | Use repetitive body movements or "acts up" with intense tantrums |
| c. | | Show a strong need for sameness and demonstrates perseveration (gets stuck on a single topic or task) |
| d. | | Show aggression to others or self and is overactive or very passive |
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