Ryan is 4 years old. He does not like to make eye contact, does ...

[natalie2426]

Ryan is 4 years old. He does not like to make eye contact, does not engage in reciprocal games with his parents or other children, and does not express awareness of others points of view. His deficits, which have been diagnosed as autism spectrum disorder, may be due to ____.
 
  a. a lack of auditory filtering
  b. slow development of language skills
  c. visual and auditory sensitivity
  d. a failure to develop a normal theory of mind

Question 2

Which of the following is one of the proposed reasons for the rapid increase in autism rates over the last two decades?
 
  a. There is increased awareness of the disorder among parents and health care providers.
  b. There is declining availability of services for children with autism spectrum disorder.
  c. Diagnostic criteria are more rigorously applied.
  d. An unknown environmental trigger has been found.

[choc0chan]

Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
d

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
a

[natalie2426]

Excellent

[olderstudent]

Gracias!