A Social Communication Deficit Common in Individuals with ASD,the Failure

question 38

Multiple Choice

A social communication deficit common in individuals with ASD,the failure to respond to a gaze or pointing by another person,is referred to as

• A)regulated movement.
• B)Asperger syndrome.
• C)joint attention.
• D)none of these

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Definitions:

Photoreceptors

Cells in the retina of the eye that respond to light, crucial for vision.

Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors via intermediate bipolar cells and transmit it to the brain.

Optic Nerve

The nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Retina

A layer at the back of the eyeball containing cells that are sensitive to light and trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain.