How Can Autism Be Differentiated from Asperger Syndrome

question 9

Multiple Choice

How can autism be differentiated from Asperger syndrome?

• A)Autism can involve failure to develop age-appropriate relationships with peers while children with Asperger syndrome do develop age-appropriate relationships with peers.
• B)Children with autism may have no spoken language or delayed language development while children with Asperger syndrome have no clinically significant delay in speech development.
• C)Children with Asperger syndrome may have repetitive patterns of behavior while those with autism do not.
• D)Children with Asperger syndrome may lack the ability for imaginative play while those with autism do not.

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