Division of Developmental Disabilities Services 

 The Learning Curve 

 

“Enhancing the Knowledge of DDDS Professionals” 

 

Supplemental Review Questions 

March 3, 2008 / Volume 1, Issue 2 

Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew 

 

Multiple Choice (Circle the Correct Answer): 

 

1. Which is not one of the three critical components of Autism? 

 

A. Sensory processing difficulties 

B. Speech/language delays and impairments 

C. Environmental/living arrangements 

D. Whole child/social interaction issues 

 

 

2. Which is not a sensory perception issue of a child with Autism? 

 

A. Music from a sound system 

B. Daily Newspaper 

C. Odor of fish at a supermarket meat counter 

D. Coffee Grinder 

 

 

3. As a concrete thinker, which of the following is the best statement to use for a child with 
Autism? 

 

A. “Hold your horses, cowboy!” 

B. “It’s raining cats and dogs outside.” 

C. “Your math homework is a piece of cake.” 

D. “It’s raining very hard.” 

 

 

4. What is echolalia? 

 

A. A type of food poisoning 

B. An irritation of the skin 

C. A repetition or echoing of verbal utterances 

D. An inner ear structure 

 

 



5. The author’s name of “Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew” 

 

A. Dr. Temple Grandin 

B. Allen Nottingham 

C. Barbara T. Doyle 

D. Ellen Notbohm 

 

6. Because language is so difficult, which is not the best method for teaching? 

 

A. Show me how to do it 

B. Tell me how to do it 

C. Use a visual schedule 

D. Use patient repetition 

 

7. Another word for something that “triggers” a meltdown. 

 

A. Escalation 

B. Projection 

C. Antecedent 

D. Interaction 

 

8. Individuals with autism can also be diagnosed with: 

 

A. attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 

B. Down syndrome 

C. severe mental retardation 

D. all of the above 

E. none of the above 

 

9. This mercury-containing preservative, once used in vaccines, has been suspected as a 
possible cause of autism: 

 

A. toluene 

B. tryptophan 

C. thimerosal 

D. tamoxifen 

 

10. This piece of federal legislation was the first to recognize autism as a disability with 
respect to eligibility for special education: 

 

A. Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 

B. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990 

C. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 

D. Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004