Question

In the forests of northern Thailand, elephants are helping children with autism. People with autism often struggle to talk or relate to other people. They also prefer their daily activities to stay the same. As part of a special program, children take care of the elephants. The children help bathe them and play learning games with them. They write shopping lists and buy food for the elephants. They can buy bananas, corn, or sunflower seeds at a pretend store. If the elephant does not want the food, the children return it, which helps them deal with changing plans.

Answer 1

Interact

Step-by-step explanation:

The question you were given is to determine what autistic children learn to do while performing activities described in the passage. The options you were given are the following:

• memorize
• entertain
• publish
• interact

The described program helps children with autism learn how to interact with animals and perform different tasks. Elephants are very intelligent animals, and children can learn a lot through interaction with them, especially in a specialized program. Some people with autism struggle with everyday tasks and occurrences, such as shopping or changing plans. By learning to do this with the help of the elephants, these children can learn how to do this in situations with people, making interactions with them a lot simpler.