A Condition That Is Much Like Autism but Usually Without

question 5

Multiple Choice

A condition that is much like autism but usually without significant delays in cognition and language is

• A)Asperger syndrome.
• B)non-verbal learning disabilities.
• C)psychosis.
• D)retrograde autism.

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Definitions:

Plasticity

The capability of the brain to adapt and reorganize itself, both in development and in response to damage.

Critical Periods

Specific times during early development when the organism is particularly sensitive to environmental stimuli, leading to the formation of specific neural and psychological traits.

Sensitive Periods

Specific times in an individual's development when they are more receptive to certain types of learning and environmental influences.

Imprinting

Instinctive form of learning in which, during a critical period in early development, a young animal forms an attachment to the first moving object it sees, usually the mother.