Parents have learned that their 6-year-old child has autism. The nurse may help the parents to cope by explaining that the child may:
a. Have an extremely developed skill in a particular area.
b. Outgrow the condition by early adulthood.
c. Have average social skills.
d. Have age-appropriate language skills.
ANS: A
Some children with autism have an extremely developed skill in a particular area, such as mathematics or music. No evidence supports that autism is outgrown. Autistic children have abnormal ways of relating to people (social skills). Speech and language skills are usually delayed in autistic children.
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