Compared with Typical Children, Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Are

question 129

Multiple Choice

Compared with typical children, children with autism spectrum disorder are MOST likely to:

• A) be socially aloof.
• B) be raised in a family with financial difficulties.
• C) have cold, rejecting parents.
• D) have extreme empathy for other people.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that activates the body's rapid involuntary response to dangerous or stressful situations (fight or flight response).

Parasympathetic Branch

Part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for stimulating "rest-and-digest" or "feed and breed" activities that occur when the body is at rest.

Type A Characteristics

Personality traits including competitiveness, impatience, and a sense of urgency, often linked to stress and heart disease.

Hyperarousal

A condition of increased psychological and physiological tension marked by such effects as reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, and exaggerated startle reflex.