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Friendly
Genes
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1. |
List three characteristics of people with Williams Syndrome.
(Elfin faces, extremely social, skilled at recognizing
faces, mental retardation)
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2. |
What causes Williams Syndrome?
(a genetic deletion on chromosome 7)
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Breaking
the Shell
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3. |
What is the key characteristic of autism?
a) mental retardation
b) difficulties with social interaction
c) poor language skills
d) poor spatial skills.
(b)
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4. |
What did brain scans reveal about autistic brains compared
to normal brains?
a)
they are larger than average
b) they are smaller than average
c) they are average sized
d) none of these.
(a)
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"Each
Sound is a Present"
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5. |
How does is a cochlear implant different from a hearing
aid?
(Hearing
aid merely amplifies sound, while cochlear implant stimulates
the auditory nerve directly.)
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6. |
Which path does sound now take from the outside world
to Kelly's brain?
a)
Computer processor-> Microphone-> cochlear implant->
brain.
b) Microphone behind her ear-> cochlear implant->computer
processor-> brain
c) Mircophone behind her ear->portable computer processor
-> cochlear implant-> brain.
d) None of these.
(c)
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| Finding
Her Voice
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7. |
Why can't Kara Johansen speak?
a)
she's deaf
b) she's autistic
c) she has muscular dystrophy
d) she has cerebral palsy
(d)
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8. |
How does Kara communicate today?
(A camera mounted on her computer allows her to use
her head as a computer mouse to type out sentences which
the computer then reads aloud.)
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