A special educator is preparing notes on children with autism spectru…

A special educator is preparing notes on children with autism spectrum disorder. Which of the following statements are correct?

(A) Due to difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, they find it hard to start, maintain and even understand relationships.
(B) Their abnormalities in communication and language fade away within a short time.
(C) They are unable to share experiences or emotions with others.
(D) Rocking is an example of a stereotyped body movement they may show.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C and D only

(A) Due to difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, they find it hard to start, maintain and even understand relationships. — Correct. Trouble with verbal and non-verbal communication makes it hard for them to start, maintain and even understand relationships.

(B) Their abnormalities in communication and language fade away within a short time. — Incorrect. The direction of change is reversed. These abnormalities in communication and language persist over time; they do not fade away quickly.

(C) They are unable to share experiences or emotions with others. — Correct. They are unable to share experiences or emotions with others, which is part of their difficulty in relating to people.

(D) Rocking is an example of a stereotyped body movement they may show. — Correct. Rocking is a stereotyped body movement, one of the repetitive behaviours seen in these children.

NCERT (2026-27): “Neurodevelopmental Disorders …
Children with autism spectrum disorder experience profound difficulties in relating to other people. They are unable to initiate social behaviour and seem unresponsive to other people’s feelings. They are unable to share experiences or emotions with others. They also show serious abnormalities in communication and language that persist over time. Many of them never develop speech and those who do, have repetitive and deviant speech patterns. Such children often show narrow patterns of interests and repetitive behaviours such as lining up objects or stereotyped body movements such as rocking. These motor movements may be self-stimulatory such as hand flapping or self-injurious such as banging their head against the wall. Due to the nature of these difficulties in terms of verbal and non-verbal communication, individuals with autism spectrum disorder tend to experience difficulties in starting, maintaining and even understanding relationships.”