Which of the following is NOT true regarding the "refrigerator mother" as a cause for ASD?
A) It is a theory developed by Bruno Bettelheim.
B) It suggests that helping parents become warmer toward their children would treat ASD.
C) It holds that dismissive parenting caused children to turn inward.
D) It is the dominant causal theory of ASD to this day.

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The "refrigerator mother" theory is not the dominant causal theory of ASD to this day. It was first proposed by Bruno Bettelheim in the 1950s, but it has been widely debunked and rejected by the scientific community. The current understanding is that ASD is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, and helping parents become warmer toward their children would not be an effective treatment for ASD.

Which of the Following Is NOT True Regarding the "Refrigerator