How Much Do You Know About Autism
Please answer the following True and False questions and justify your answer (1 paragraph)***
1. Autism is more often diagnosed in boys than in girls? _____
2. Autism can be caused by emotional deprivation. _____
3. Autism is on the increase. _____
4. Autism has the same rate of occurrence worldwide _____
5. Autism can be detected before a child is 2 years old _____
6. Autism runs in families ____
7. There is a single gene for autism ____
8. Autism can be caused by the MMR vaccine _____
9. A person with autism can grow out of it _____
10. People with autism all have below average intelligence _____
11. People with autism always prefer being alone _____
12. Adults with autism are not capable of working _____
13. People with autism can’t feel emotions ____
14. People with autism do not easily understand that other people are thinking _____
15. All people with autism display deficits in communication _____
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