Autism Spectrum Disorder

Question 1

Autism (IDEA)

Answer 1

developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and non verbal communication, generally evident befoe age 3; adversely affects child’s educational performance. other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, unsusal response to sensory experiences. does not apply if child’s educational performance is adversely affected primarily because child has emotional disturbance

Question 2

myths+misconceptions (ASD)

Answer 2

1. people with autism do not talk
2. people with autism do not interact with others
3. people with autism do not show attachment to others
4. people with autism do not have specialized abilities
5. deficient mothering is cause of autism

Question 3

frontal lobe

Answer 3

manage social and cognitive functions

Question 4

cerebellum

Answer 4

control motor, coordination, balance, cognition

Question 5

temporal lobe

Answer 5

understand facial expressions, social cues

Question 6

social-emotional reciprocity

Answer 6

deficits in nonverbal communicative behavior for social interaction; deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships

Question 7

3 aspects of ASD

Answer 7

communication, behavior, social interaction

Question 7

repetitive behavior patterns

Answer 7

stereotyped/repetitive motor movements, insistence on sameness, highly restricted and fixated interests, hyper/hypo reactivity to sensory input, or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment

Question 8

biological factors

Answer 8

multiple genetic factors

Question 9

environmental factors

Answer 9

may affect the severity of symptoms

Question 10

immunization

Answer 10

ex-MMR shot, no evidence

Question 11

cognitive characteristics

Answer 11

rote memory, theory of mind, problem-solving

Question 12

social+emotional characteristics

Answer 12

communication problems, immaturity, communicative intent, echolalia, prosody

Question 12

communicative intent

Answer 12

do not communicate to get others attention

Question 12

immaturity

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lack the ability to think about others and their behavior

Question 12

prosody

Answer 12

monotone or sign-song tone, regardless of message

Question 12

echolalia

Answer 12

repeat words or phrases with little or no meaning

Question 13

behavior characteristics

Answer 13

self stimulatory behaviors, difficulty with generalization, sensory issues, unusual play, difficulty with change in routine

Question 14

self stimulatory behaviors

Answer 14

repetitive body movements or behavior patterns

Question 14

behaviors related to classroom difficulties

Answer 14

poor imitation skills, resistance to change, poor peer relations, poor eye contact

Question 15

rote memory

Answer 15

the ability to easily remember things without necessarily comprehending them. individuals simply repeat information over and over until they can recall it from memory

Question 16

theory of mind

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people with autism do not truly understand that others have their own thoughts and points of view

Question 17

proxemics

Answer 17

socially acceptable distance to maintain with others, may stand too close or far away; may make too intense eye contact or none at all

Question 18

generalization

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difficulty transferring information to new settings, individuals and conditions; student who is able to perform writing tasks in one classroom will not be able to perform that writing task in another classroom

Question 19

sensory issues

Answer 19

1. tactile
2. vestibular
3. proprioception
4. visual
5. auditory
6. gustatory
7. olfactory

Question 20

evidence-based practices for students w/ASD

Answer 20

1. environmental supports-visual supports, home base
2. assistive technology
3. instructional supports-teach and reteach, priming, discrete trial training, prompting
4. social skills supports-instruction, social stories, SOCCS
5. frequent positive reinforcement
6. prepared transitions
7. behavior intervention
8. ongoing communication among team members

Question 21

home base

Answer 21

a place where a student can go if they are too anxious, excited, or sensory overload; can be in the classroom or outside

Question 22

priming

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when a person previews/preteach a task/activity

Question 23

discrete trial training

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teach skill and reward immediately

Question 24

prompting

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provide support (full or partial prompt)

Question 25

social stories

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1 sentence and picture and prompt to teach skill

Question 26

SOCCS

Answer 26

different social situations and ways to respond; choose best response to teach social skills