A nurse is conducting a screening program for autism in infants and children. Which of the following would the nurse identify as a warning sign?
A) Lack of babbling by 6 months
B) Inability to say a single word by 16 months
C) Lack of gestures by 8 months
D) Inability to use two words by 18 months
B
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Warning signs of autism include no babbling by 12 months, no pointing or using gestures by 12 months, no single words by 16 months, no two-word utterances by 24 months, and loss of language or social skills at any age.
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Happy and excited, Becka carefully carried her expensive new hippopotamus back to her dorm room. The pronoun is ____ and its antecedent is ____.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)