Autism Spectrum Disorders

Question 1

Low functioning with increased cognitive impairment

-Relatively rare

Answer 1

Narrow or Classical Autism

Question 2

More likely to have average/superior intelligence

• Includes higher functioning subtypes
• More common

Answer 2

Broad autism spectrum

Question 3

Socially/emotionally immature, like much younger children, regardless of IQ

Answer 3

Autism

Question 4

No delay or major impairment in language, but may have some difficulty with conversational skills

Answer 4

Asperger’s subtype of Autism

Question 5

Have difficulty regulating emotion

• Intense reactions to even mild situations
• Includes anxiety, frustration, and anger

Answer 5

Autistic patients

Question 6

Up to 50% of autistic patients have abnormal

Answer 6

EEGs

Question 7

Up to 25% of autistic patients have

Answer 7

Seizures

Question 8

Characterized by large head size in toddlerhood and poor pruning (i.e. increased gray to white matter)

Answer 8

Autism

Question 9

What is the concordance of autism for

1. ) monozygotic twins?
2. ) siblings?

Answer 9

1. ) 60%

2. ) 3-7%