Autism

Research on autism spectrum disorders has resulted in a cure for the disease.

There is no medical test available to diagnose autism spectrum disorders.

Asperger syndrome is no longer classified as a discrete disability in the DSM 5.

The risk for ASD is five times higher in males than females.

Researchers currently support a causal relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism spectrum disorders.

A lack of speech has long been considered a hallmark of autism spectrum disorders.

The term autistic is best described as:

According to IDEA, autism is generally evident before age:

_________________ describes the 10% of the ASD population who exhibit unique “unlearned skills”.

The____________ is a cognitive hypothesis that seeks to explain the inability of the individual with autism spectrum disorders to realize that other people have their own unique points of view about the world.