Behavioural: autism features: practice question

A Pediatrics question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pediatrics · Behavioural: autism features

Sample item

A 3-year-old does not respond to name, avoids eye contact, has repetitive hand-flapping and has limited speech. Which statement is correct?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Early intensive behavioural intervention improves outcomes

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition with deficits in social communication and restricted, repetitive behaviours. Early behavioural and educational interventions, along with speech therapy, improve outcomes. There is no link with vaccines, and medicines treat associated symptoms such as irritability.

Option by option

  • A. No treatment is helpful

    Interventions are helpful.

  • B. It is cured by drugs

    There is no drug cure.

  • C. Early intensive behavioural intervention improves outcomes (correct)

    Correct. Early intervention helps.

  • D. The condition is caused by vaccines

    Vaccines do not cause autism.

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What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is C, Early intensive behavioural intervention improves outcomes. Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition with deficits in social communication and restricted, repetitive behaviours.

Why is "No treatment is helpful" not the answer?

Interventions are helpful.

Why is "It is cured by drugs" not the answer?

There is no drug cure.

Why is "The condition is caused by vaccines" not the answer?

Vaccines do not cause autism.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Behavioural: autism features in Pediatrics. Early behavioural and educational interventions, along with speech therapy, improve outcomes. There is no link with vaccines, and medicines treat associated symptoms such as irritability.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Behavioural: autism features?

Memorise milestones and the vaccine schedule as tables and revise them often. Then use the flashcards and the other Pediatrics questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.