Which of the Following Is NOT True Regarding the "Refrigerator

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the "refrigerator mother" as a cause for ASD?

• A) It is a theory developed by Bruno Bettelheim.
• B) It suggests that helping parents become warmer toward their children would treat ASD.
• C) It holds that dismissive parenting caused children to turn inward.
• D) It is the dominant causal theory of ASD to this day.

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