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1. Autism is always passed down genetically
While 80-90 percent of Autism is passed down genetically, there are still some cases where it is caused by mutations.
True
False
2. Autism comes in only one form
Autism can appear in many forms. That's why its called a Spectrum
True
False
3. Autism can affect not only the way one socializes, but also physical attributes such as movement and motor skills.
Differences in connection especially in the cerebellum and the Pariental lobe cause significant delays in motor/physical devolpment
True
False
4. People with Autism eligible to join the U.S military
While initially disqualified, Autistic individuals can sign a waiver, allowing them to enlist.
True
False
5. Prior to the 1980s, Autism was believed to be caused by maternal coldness and mothers were recommended to send their children to institutions to keep them out of the public eye.
This was the unfortunate reality of Autistic children as doctors were basing it off of the now discredited Refrigerator Mother theory which states: that autism was caused by mothers lacking maternal warmth, leaving their children in "emotional refrigerators"
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False
6. Elon Musk has Autism.
Elon Musk was recently diagnosed with ASD, a mild form of Autism.
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False
7. Leo Kanner, the person who first diagnosed Autism, initially called it Asperger's - a term now used to describe mild Autism
He initially coined it as Kanner's Syndrome
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False
8. Asperger's is still an appropriate diagnosis today.
Since 2019, many researchers folded into the diagnosis of ASD to better reflect Autism as a continuous scale.
Nice quiz! May I suggest some spelling/grammar edits?
- in the explanation for question 2, "its" needs an apostrophe: That is why it's called a spectrum.
- in question 4, the question would be better phrased at "People with Autism are eligible to join the U.S military" (since it's true or false)
- question 5 should say "by maternal coldness" rather than "my"
- the question 6 explanation states that Elon Musk was diagnosed with Aspergers, which (as stated in question 8) is no longer an appropriate diagnosis. Perhaps change it to Autism or ASD?
- question 7 could be better phrased as "Leo Kanner, the person who first diagnosed Autism, initially called it Asperger's - a term now used to describe mild Autism"
- in question 8, Aspergers doesn't have an apostrophe, but you used one for it in question 7. For consistency it would be better to use the apostrophe again.
Can you add two extra questions to make it an even 10?
- in the explanation for question 2, "its" needs an apostrophe: That is why it's called a spectrum.
- in question 4, the question would be better phrased at "People with Autism are eligible to join the U.S military" (since it's true or false)
- question 5 should say "by maternal coldness" rather than "my"
- the question 6 explanation states that Elon Musk was diagnosed with Aspergers, which (as stated in question 8) is no longer an appropriate diagnosis. Perhaps change it to Autism or ASD?
- question 7 could be better phrased as "Leo Kanner, the person who first diagnosed Autism, initially called it Asperger's - a term now used to describe mild Autism"
- in question 8, Aspergers doesn't have an apostrophe, but you used one for it in question 7. For consistency it would be better to use the apostrophe again.