Liu, King, and Bearman (2010) Find That Independent of Other

Multiple Choice

Liu, King, and Bearman (2010) find that independent of other factors, children living near other children diagnosed with autism are more likely to also be diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This demonstrates that Autism Spectrum Disorder is ___________.

A) contagious
B) more common in certain geographic regions
C) a social phenomenon
D) something that can be learned and performed
E) not a real disorder