A Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder Is Laughing but Sees

question 108

Multiple Choice

A child with autism spectrum disorder is laughing but sees another child crying. When asked what the other child is feeling, the child with autism is MOST likely to say:

• A) "sadness," because of perseveration of sameness.
• B) "sadness," because of pronominal reversal.
• C) "happiness," because of lack of responsiveness.
• D) "happiness," because of mind-blindness.

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Definitions:

Amino Acid Sequences

The order of amino acids in a protein, which determines the protein's structure, function, and properties.

Ribosomes

Cellular structures that synthesize proteins by translating mRNA into polypeptide chains.

Polypeptide

A linear organic polymer consisting of a large number of amino acid residues bonded together, forming part of (or the whole of) protein molecules.

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein products of gene expression.