Exam 6: Autism-Spectrum-Disorder-And-Childhood-Onset-Schizophrenia

Special cognitive skills that are above average for the general population,as well as well above the autistic child's own general level of intellect are referred to as ____.

____ children with ASD do not develop any useful language.

In comparison to children with ASD,children with childhood-onset schizophrenia ____.

Studies of brain metabolism in individuals with ASD suggest decreased blood flow in these two lobes.

Children with ASD are likely to experience problems with ____.

Family members of children with ASD display higher than normal rates of ____.

In what ways are children with ASD distinguishable from children with language delays?​

____ has been associated with ASD more than any other genetically based condition.

Dr.Ivar Lovaas is most noted for his work in developing ____.

The two strongest predictors of adult outcomes in children with ASD are ____.

The theory of mind hypothesis of ASD suggests that children with ASD ____.

What does it mean to say that ASD is a "spectrum" disorder?​

Early theories about autism attributed the autistic child's behaviors to ____.

A step-by-step approach to presenting a stimulus and requiring a specific response that is used in the treatment of ASD is called ____.

Children with ASD ____.

The tendency to focus on one feature of an object in the environment while ignoring other equally important features is called stimulus ____.

Which racial/ethnic group has the highest prevalence of ASD?​

Children with schizophrenia may be treated with ____ to diminish psychotic symptoms.

Current treatments for child-onset schizophrenia emphasize medications in combination with ____.

Many parents who have a child with ASD feel that the ____ in vaccines increased number of incidences of ASD.