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The following are three distinct behavioral observations of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum condition.

  • A Dev is exceptionally quick at identifying individual spelling errors and specific word fonts in a book, but struggles to summarize the overall plot or identify the main moral of the narrative.
  • B Maya assumes that because she knows where her toy has been hidden, her brother must also know its location, even though he was outside the room when it was moved.
  • C Sam struggles to adapt when the classroom routine changes, frequently becoming overwhelmed when asked to transition from drawing to mathematics, and finding it highly difficult to organize his physical materials for the lesson.

Name the cognitive explanation of autism that best explains each of the behaviors, A, B, and C above. Label your answers A, B, and C.

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  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Development of social cognition

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