Autism

Question 1

AUTISM DEFINITION (6)

Answer 1

1. Developmental Impairment
2. Causes brain to develop & function incorrectly
   ORIGIN
3. Most likely genetic
4. Manifests for many reasons
   FACTORS
5. Lifelong
6. Complex

Question 2

AUTISM CHARACTERISTICS (4)

Answer 2

1. Social Interaction
2. Language & Communication
3. Behaviour & Imagination
4. Observable Features

Question 3

AUTISM SOCIAL INTERACTION (5)

Answer 3

1. Not aware of others or feelings
2. Prefer to play alone
3. Don’t like or feel nothing towards affection
4. Don’t interact with people appropriately
5. Difficult to develop relationships with people

Question 4

AUTISM LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION (5)

Answer 4

1. Development of speech may be strange, slow, or absent
2. Speak with one tone or randomly change tone
3. Difficult to start are participate in conversation
4. Don’t understand non-verbal language or misunderstand it
5. Don’t react to what people tell them as if deaf

Question 5

AUTISM BEHAVIOUR & IMAGINATION (5)

Answer 5

1. Limited imagination
2. Limited interests
3. Focus on specific things rather than whole things
4. Hold on to objects
5. Get stressed when environment changes

Question 6

AUTISM OBSERVABLE FEATURES (5)

Answer 6

1. Little or no eye contact
2. No fear of danger
3. High pain threshold
4. Injuring themselves
5. Crying or laughing for no reason