Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

in the 2007 documentary film Autism: The Musical, five autistic children in Los Angeles develop and star in an original stage production.

the catchphrase "To Infinity and Beyond" from Toy Story helped to save an autistic child lost at sea in Daytona Beach, Florida.

the author of Autism's False Prophets, a critique of claims that autism is linked to vaccines, reportedly received death threats.

the film Autism Every Day, though praised by many parents of autistics, has been heavily criticized by people with autism.

Eric Schopler's research into autism led to the foundation of the TEACCH program.

Clara Claiborne Park was credited with writing one of the first books to allay the blame that so-called "refrigerator mothers" were made to feel at having caused their child's autism.

John Travolta's older brother Joey Travolta produced the documentary film about autism Normal People Scare Me.

Maryland politician Karen S. Montgomery has an adult son with autism whom she has referenced in her advocacy for better developmental disability services in the state.

BDTH2, an industrial chelation agent that separates heavy metals from polluted soil, is also marketed as a dietary supplement for children with autism.

Albert Einstein, according to writer Illana Katz, may have had autism.

Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

1 Autism has a strong genetic basis, although the genetics of autism are complex and it is unclear whether ASD is explained more by rare ________, or by rare combinations of common genetic variants.

2 [172] ________ have developed: some in the community seek a cure, while others believe that autism is simply another way of being.

3 Abnormal formation of synapses and ________,[73] for example, by modulation of the neurexin–neuroligin cell-adhesion system,[74] or by poorly regulated synthesis of synaptic protein.

4 The ________ (MNS) theory of autism hypothesizes that distortion in the development of the MNS interferes with imitation and leads to autism's core features of social impairment and communication difficulties.

5 The relationship of neurochemicals to autism is not well understood; several have been investigated, with the most evidence for the role of ________ and of genetic differences in its transport.

6 Autism can also be divided into syndromal and non-syndromal autism; the syndromal autism is associated with severe or profound ________ or a congenital syndrome with physical symptoms, such as tuberous sclerosis.

7 children diagnosed with ASD are prescribed psychoactive drugs or ________, with the most common drug classes being antidepressants, stimulants, and antipsychotics.

8 ________ is repetitive movement, such as hand flapping, making sounds, head rolling, or body rocking.

9 Its mechanism can be divided into two areas: the pathophysiology of brain structures and processes associated with autism, and the ________ linkages between brain structures and behaviors.

10 ________ includes movements that injure or can injure the person, such as eye poking, skin picking, hand biting, and head banging.

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