Title: Chapter 11 Quiz
Course: Intro Communication Disorder/Treat (SLPA 111-SLPA 111) > Section: Assessments

Q: Describe the genetic basis, main physical features, and speech–language characteristics of any two syndromes you select.

Q: Cerebral palsy is a disorder with an origin in early childhood.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Children with autism are more likely to learn words that refer to people and emotions than those that refer to objects.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Individuals with Asperger’s syndrome have lower language skills than do individuals with autism.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Strong evidence suggests that vaccinations cause autism.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Microcephaly is a part of fetal alcohol syndrome.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Children with limited IQs exhibit a unique and bizarre type of language.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Augmentative communication does not completely replace the more typical oral communication.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: In patients who have cerebral palsy, when only the legs are paralyzed the condition is known as
- hemiplegia
- paraplegia
- monoplegia
- quadriplegia
A: paraplegia

Q: Scientifically more tenable causes of autism include
- vitamin deficiencies
- genetic basis
- yeast infection
- mercury poisoning
A: genetic basis

Q: Apert syndrome is characterized by
- possible genetic mutation on chromosome 10
- a high and narrow palate
- both a and b
- neither a nor b
A: both a and b

Q: Individuals with Tourette’s syndrome
- may grunt, yell, spit, scream, and make barking sounds
- may exhibit facial and shoulder tics
- may compulsively swear and utter obscenities
- all of the above
A: all of the above

Q: Currently, the preferred term that refers to limited IQs is
- intellectual disabilities
- mental retardation
- developmental disabilities
- none of the above
A: intellectual disabilities

Q: Which of the following is correct?
- Augmentative communication is for individuals who are totally nonverbal.
- Alternative communication replaces oral communication.
- Most individuals who need AAC are completely nonverbal.
- Alternative communication is for people with slightly below-average communication skills.
A: Alternative communication replaces oral communication.

Q: Which of the following is incorrect?
- Individuals with minimal speech difficulty need the most complex AAC device.
- American Sign Language is an unaided system of communication.
- Individuals with severe physical disabilities can still use certain kinds of gestures to communicate.
- A communication board is a low- or no-tech AAC system.
A: Individuals with minimal speech difficulty need the most complex AAC device.

Q: Injury to the cerebellum is the cause of ataxia.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Language characteristics do not help diagnose autism.
- True
- False
A: False