Autism Spectrum Exam 1 Questions with Complete Solutions
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Adaptive Behavior - Answer-Those skills or abilities that enable the individual to meet standards of personal independence and responsibility that would be expected of his or her age and social group
ASD Level 1 - Answer--Requiring support
-difficulty initiating social interactions
-organizati...
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Autism Spectrum Exam 1 Questions
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Adaptive Behavior - Answer-Those skills or abilities that enable the individual to meet
standards of personal independence and responsibility that would be expected of his or
her age and social group
ASD Level 1 - Answer--Requiring support
-difficulty initiating social interactions
-organization and planning problems can hamper independence
ASD Level 2 - Answer--Requiring substantial support
-social interactions limited to narrow special interests
-frequent restricted/repetitive behaviors
ASD Level 3 - Answer--Requiring very substantial support
-Severe deficits in verbal and nonverbal social communication skills
-great distress/difficulty changing actions or focus
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - Answer-A complex, lifelong developmental disability
that typically appears during early childhood
Impacts relationships, self-regulation, communication, and/or social skills
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) - Answer-
Most recent version of the manual used to diagnose mental disorders
Dyspraxia - Answer-Difficulty in performing coordinated movements and motor planning
Makes learning new tasks difficult
Fine Motor Skills - Answer-Physical skills that involve the small muscles and hand-eye
coordination
Generalization - Answer-The ability to perform a skill across different conditions (people,
settings, materials, etc)
Goals - Answer-Annual expectations for progress
Gross Motor Skills - Answer-Physical skills that involve the large muscles
Joint Attention - Answer-The process of sharing one's experience of observing an object
or event, by following gaze, or pointing gestures
, Maintenance - Answer-The ability to keep a skill without consistent practice or use
Manual Dexterity - Answer-The ability to use your hands in a skillful, coordinated way to
grasp and manipulate objects and demonstrate small, precise movements
Neurodiversity - Answer-The idea that people have diverse brain structures, with each
person having neurological strengths and weaknesses that should be appreciated, in
much the same way diverse cultures and ethnicities are welcomed
Objectives - Answer-Short-term steps (often quarterly) toward attainment of the annual
goal
Pragmatic Language - Answer-The rules and social components associated with
language
appropriate and effective use of language in everyday social contexts (knowing what to
say and how/when)
Prevalence - Answer-Commonness
1990: 5-10 in 10,000
Today: 1 in 68
Repetitive Behaviors - Answer-Characteristic of ASD in which the individual performs
the same tasks over and over again
AKA self-stimulatory behaviors
Can include stereotypical mannerisms, self-injurious behaviors and aggression, and
savant skills
Savant Skills - Answer-Skills of exceptional talent
Only 1% of people with classic autism have one
AKA specialized or splinter skills
Stereotyped Behvaiors - Answer-Behaviors expressed by people with ASD that
increase or decrease in frequency and/or intensity based on age and situation
May serve to calm the individual
ex: hand flapping, finger flicking, rocking, and spinning
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