What May Explain the Increase in the Rates of ASD

question 137

Multiple Choice

What may explain the increase in the rates of ASD in developed countries in recent decades?

• A)Disorders once diagnosed as bipolar disorder are now diagnosed as ASD.
• B)Physicians in many countries now routinely screen toddlers for ASD.
• C)There is now increased access to healthcare and screening services.
• D)Toddlers introduced to technology as infants may trigger ASD development.

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Definitions:

Centrioles

Cylindrical organelles near the nucleus in animal cells, involved in cellular division and the organization of the spindle fibers.

Microtubules

Cylindrical structures within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells that are involved in maintaining cell shape, enabling cellular transport, and facilitating cell division.

Mitotic Spindle

A structure composed of microtubules that segregates chromosomes into the daughter cells during cell division.

Centrosome

An organelle located near the nucleus in animal cells, important for the organization of microtubules and cell division.