A nurse is assessing a child who shows marked abnormalities in speech patterns. These includes using you in place of I, parroting words and phrases, and repeating questions rather than answering them. The nurse should recognize that these are characteristic of which condition?
A)Cerebral palsy
B)Autism spectrum disorder
C)Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
D)Failure to thrive

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A)Using you in place of I, engaging in echolalia (compulsive parroting of a word of phrase just spoken by another), and repeating questions rather than answering them are speech patterns typically indicative of autism spectrum disorder. Speech abnormalities are generally not seen in cerebral palsy, ADHD, or failure to thrive.
B)Using you in place of I, engaging in echolalia (compulsive parroting of a word of phrase just spoken by another), and repeating questions rather than answering them are speech patterns typically indicative of autism spectrum disorder. Speech abnormalities are generally not seen in cerebral palsy, ADHD, or failure to thrive.
C)Using you in place of I, engaging in echolalia (compulsive parroting of a word of phrase just spoken by another), and repeating questions rather than answering them are speech patterns typically indicative of autism spectrum disorder. Speech abnormalities are generally not seen in cerebral palsy, ADHD, or failure to thrive.
D)Using you in place of I, engaging in echolalia (compulsive parroting of a word of phrase just spoken by another), and repeating questions rather than answering them are speech patterns typically indicative of autism spectrum disorder. Speech abnormalities are generally not seen in cerebral palsy, ADHD, or failure to thrive.

A Nurse Is Assessing a Child Who Shows Marked Abnormalities