Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Some schizophrenics have enlarged brain ventricles.
2. Being adopted into a severely disturbed family increases the risk of schizophrenia only in those who have a biological predisposition for schizophrenia.
3. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition beginning in early childhood in which a person shows persistent communication deficits as well as restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviours, interests, or activities.
4. Girls have higher rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than do boys by a ratio of about 3:1.
5. Autism is regarded as a childhood form of schizophrenia.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
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