The Prognosis for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ____

question 77

Multiple Choice

The prognosis for children with autism spectrum disorder ____.

• A) is generally encouraging
• B) suggests that impairments get progressively more severe until the autistic adult has few remaining capabilities
• C) is mixed; most children diagnosed with autism require support throughout their lifetime and those with milder symptoms may be self-sufficient and function reasonably well as adults
• D) is uniformly poor

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