Research Suggests That Children with Autism

question 74

Multiple Choice

Research suggests that children with autism

• A) are especially skilled at distinguishing facial expressions and engaging in social referencing.
• B) are more advanced than their agemates in make-believe play.
• C) have difficulty with false-belief tasks long after they reach the intellectual level of an average 4-year-old.
• D) have smaller-than-average brains.

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