Question

Which statement about the social skills of children with ASD is true?a. Children with ASD experience profound difficulties relating to others, even when they have average or above-average intelligence.b. Children with ASD experience profound difficulties relating to others, but only when they have below-average intelligence.c. Children with ASD experience profound difficulties relating to others, but only when they have co-occurring ID.d. Children with ASD experience profound difficulties relating to others, but only when they have below-average intelligence and no useful language.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Children with ASD experience profound difficulties relating to others, even when they have average or above-average intelligence.

Explanation:

Autism spectrum disorder( ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental disorders. People suffering from this disorder have difficulty in communicating and establishing social connections. They can show obsessive behavior and can get triggered by unimportant events like flickering of light, unwrapping of paper etc.

Children with ASD can show varying levels of intelligence. Average, below average and even above average intelligence has been reported. But regardless of the intelligence level they still lack socio-personal skills. They are often not able to guess the meaning of other peoples' actions and face difficulty in decoding their behavior. Some parts of their brain are highly developed and sensitive hence they have some kind of special talent but they can still lack normal functioning due to problem in other areas of brain.