How can the recent dramatic increase in the number of cases of autism be explained?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer should include:

• The relatively recent identification of autism as a separate category in special education (IDEA amendments, 1990).
• As school districts became more practiced and prepared in classification procedures, more children were identified.
• The possibility that there has been a true increase in numbers, with possible environmental and medical causes.

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An aspect of the humanistic approach is the frequent emphasis on helping students develop which of the following?

a. mastery orientation b. need for achievement c. self-esteem d. need for affiliation

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If a mixed methods study emphasizes prediction in the purpose statement, which type of priority will it most likely use?

a. Equal weight b. Quantitative data of greater weight c. Qualitative data of greater weight d. Only use quantitative data

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If the students fit patterns identified by research, the student who has the least likelihood of being placed at risk is:

a. Ariel. b. Latisha. c. Henry. d. Calvin.

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Which letters of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) code are a combination of the perception and judgment functions?

a) First and second c) Third and fourth b) Second and third d) First and fourth

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