Monty Is a Three-Year-Old Boy Who Has Recently Been Diagnosed

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Multiple Choice

Monty is a three-year-old boy who has recently been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.He appears completely unresponsive to his parents and shows no indication of any language development.Monty seems uninterested in communication of any kind, and he has rituals-such as lining up his toys and realigning them every few minutes.If interrupted, he becomes hysterical.Monty's IQ score was extremely low.Why can we expect his prognosis to be poor?

• A)primarily because of his ritualistic behaviour and disinterest in his parents
• B)primarily because of his early age of onset and lack of language acquisition
• C)primarily because of his low IQ and early age of onset
• D)primarily because of his lack of language acquisition and low IQ

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Definitions:

Behavioral (Exposure) Therapies

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