As Discussed in the Chapter Prologue, Tom Had Been Diagnosed

As discussed in the chapter prologue, Tom had been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome (now considered a mild form of autism spectrum disorder) . According to the In Focus box on neurodiversity, Tom is likely to:

A) show abnormal and slow language development, to have narrow interests and inflexible behavior, and by definition, have an IQ of 70 or below.
B) show normal, even advanced language development, to have narrow interests and inflexible behavior, and by definition, have normal-to-above-average intelligence.
C) have a low score on the Raven's Progressive Matrices test (50 or below) and a high score on the WAIS (100 or above) .
D) have an IQ score of 70 or below accompanied by a high level of social competence.