Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ______________________

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD)

Child Studies 11
SCO 5.3: Identify the care requirements for children with special needs

Based on what you have learned in class, select the answer(s) to the following questions:

1. What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?

● exposure to toxins before or after birth that impacts a child’s physical development
● A mental health disorder that affects feelings and moods
● A neurological disorder
● Affects behaviour, social skills and communication

2. Why is Autism known as a spectrum disorder?

● There is a wide variation in the type and severity of symptoms
● Symptoms range from requiring substantial support to requiring very substantial
suport
● People of all ages have Autism

3. What increases the risk a child will develop Autism Spectrum Disorder?
● Vacinations
● Family members have Autism
● Environmental factors such as advanced parent age, pregnancy and birth
complications, pregnancy spaced less than one year apart

4. Early intervention for children with Autism improves long-term outcomes. What should a
parent know about the early signs of Autism?
● Children with Autism tend not to reach all of their developmental milestones at the
appropriate times. There are early signs of Autism in three areas including: social,
communication and behavioural differences.
● No child will have all the same symptoms of Autsim as another child
● If concerned about a child’s development, the parent should speak to a doctor
5. What are important strategies to implement when working with children with ASD?
● Implement routines
● Provide simple directions - one at a time
● Provide visuals
● Be aware of sensory related issues

6. What are social stories?

● A social learning tool to explain appropriate behaviour to autistic children with a focus
on visuals and simple language
● A learning tool educating classmates about Autism and explaining the “why” behind
behaviours.

7. There is a medical test to diagnose children with Autism. Autism can be relaibly diagnosed
around age 2, but average age remains 4.
● True
● False

8. Around ⅓ of people with autism are non-verbal.

● True
● False

9. Boys are 4 times more likely than girls to have Autism.

● True
● False

10. For most, Autism is a lifelong condition. But, treatments and services for people with Autism
can improve thier symptoms and ability to function.
● True
● False