HEALTH RESEARCH

Autism Quiz

By Sinovic, Dianna 
 | 
November 18, 2020

How Much Do You Know About Autism?

Autism is a developmental problem that often starts in early childhood. Different children with autism can have widely different symptoms, so autism is called a "spectrum disorder." This means it is a group of disorders with similar features that ranged from mild to serious. Find out more about autism by taking the following quiz.

1. A person with autism finds it hard to interact with others. Which of these is an example of this?
2. Autism varies widely in severity and symptoms. This makes it difficult to diagnose. Which of these behaviors should raise red flags for parents?
3. What causes autism?
4. Which vaccine has been falsely linked to autism?
5. Autism can be cured with:

Updated:  

November 18, 2020

Sources:  

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs): an Opportunity for Identifying ASD Subtypes. Grzadzinski R. Molecular Autism. 2013;4(12):s1-s6.

Reviewed By:  

Paul Ballas MD,Marianne Fraser MSN RN,L Renee Watson MSN RN