Children with autism
A) only use words to exchange ideas.
B) have narrow and overly intense interests.
C) engage in more make-believe play than typically developing children.
D) show extremely rapid synaptic pruning.

Question

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One of the characteristics of autism spectrum disorder is having narrow and overly intense interests.

Answer: C
 Some studies have suggested that children with autism engage in less make-believe play than typically developing children, although it is still an area of debate.

Answer: D
 Some studies have suggested that there may be abnormal synaptic pruning in individuals with autism, although more research is needed in this area. However, the term "extremely rapid synaptic pruning" is not accurate as it implies a definitive finding that is not yet established in the research.

Therefore, the best choices are B and C.

Children with Autism