# PTE Reading FIB #34: Understanding Autism...

Reading: Fill in the Blanks #34 - Level 3 - Feeds Reading

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Because autism is a spectrum disorder, each child ____ with an autistic disorder differs from every other in the suite of symptoms they ____ and the characteristics and intensity of those symptoms; thus, general descriptions of autistic behavior and characteristics do not ____ equally to every child.

## Answer

Because autism is a spectrum disorder, each child **diagnosed** with an autistic disorder differs from every other in the suite of symptoms they **display** and the characteristics and intensity of those symptoms; thus, general descriptions of autistic behavior and characteristics do not **apply** equally to every child.

## Explanation

Blank 1 follows "each child" and comes before "with an autistic disorder." "Diagnosed with" is the fixed medical phrase. "Figured" does not take "with" this way. Blank 3 follows "do not" and comes before "equally to," so you need "apply to." "Interact" takes "with," and "inhibit" needs a direct object.

## Hints

- Look at the words immediately preceding and following each blank to determine the required part of speech.
- Consider the overall theme of individual differences in neurodevelopmental conditions.

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