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Complete the following statement: Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism involve symptoms.....

Of excess and deficit. That are relapsing and remitting. That can be completely cured. None of the above phrases can complete the statement.

Complete the following statement: The original 1998 study that implicated the MMR vaccine as a cause of autism...

has been retracted. has been disproven by multiple scientific studies. contained falsified data. All of the above

Which of the following is a generally agreed-upon environmental risk factor for ASD?

Being born to a mother and/or father younger than 25 Being born in winter Being born to a mother older than 35 and/or a father older than 40 Being born via a C-section

Which of the following statements about the link between vaccines and autism is true?

Many scientific studies have shown that there is no link between autism and vaccines. The original study that proposed a link between vaccines and autism has been discredited. Scientists have not been able to replicate the results of the study that proposed a link between vaccines and autism. All of the above

Which of the following statements is true about the genetic causes of autism?

We know that there is one, definitive combination of genetic mutations that cause ASD. No one genetic mutation or combination of genetic mutations have been shown to cause ASD. Only people with ASD have genetic mutations that have been linked to ASD. Genetic mutations play no role in ASD.

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