Autism Spectrum Disorders

Question 1

What is the impact of diagnosis

Answer 1

struggle with
predicting, recognizing,
anticipating, explaining and
understanding how they and
others might feel.

Question 2

what are issues related to central coherence?

Answer 2

have trouble focusing on
new tasks, choosing and prioritizing,
functioning in unstructured
environments, linking old and new
information as well as generalizing
skills.

Question 3

What are the issues related to executive function?

Answer 3

have trouble initiating,
planning, organizing,sequencing,
being flexible, starting/stopping activities,
thoughts and actions…self-regulation

Question 4

What does ABA help us understand?

Answer 4

• Why a behaviour occurs
• How a behaviour is affected by the environment
• What reinforcing element is helping to maintain a
  behaviour
• When a behaviour occurs
• What skills to teach and where to start

Question 5

What is ABA used for?

Answer 5

• Socially significant behaviour change
• Teach skills such as
  ➢ language and communication skills
  ➢ social skills
  ➢ play and leisure skills
  ➢ attention and memory skills
  ➢ functional daily living skills

Question 6

What is the tiered intervention model?

Answer 6

Tier 1 - Regular classroom
* Identification of strengths and needs
* Classroom observation and tracking
* Information gathering over time, from a variety of sources
* Extensive evidence of differentiation
Tier 2 - Community School
* In-School Team Meeting Referral
* Targeted and more precise instruction with documentation of evidence
* assessment and IEP development
* Discuss accommodations and/or program modifications and possible need for an
IEP. Teams are encouraged to maximize accommodations prior to modification
* Possible Multi-D Team Member consultation re: instructional and classroom
strategies
Tier 3 - Community school or off-site program
* Multi-D Team meeting referral with informed consent
* Consider next steps, referral for more specialized supports and possible
assessments
* Implement intensive interventions
* Develop IEP as appropriate to individual needs OR continue to implement,
monitor, and/or revise existing IEP

Question 7

What is a developmental profile?

Answer 7

● have a developmental profile
with peaks and valleys when
compared to same age peers
● functional communication
skills (level 3)
● social communication skills
(levels 1&2)
● executive functioning skills
● sensory differences

Question 8

what are potential strengths?

Answer 8

● like rules and good at following them
● innovative/creative
● very honest and reliable
● superior knowledge in specific areas of interest
● very authentic people

Question 9

What are IEP Options across spectrum?

Answer 9

1. Accommodated only
2. Modified
3. Alternative

Question 10

What are the alternative goals

Answer 10

Communication
○ Self advocacy
○ Communication and Social Skills
Self Regulation
Social Skills
Personal Care
Life Skills
Fine Motor Skills
Gross Motor Skills

Question 11

what are common school interventions?

Answer 11

• Warm relationships
• creating structure + setting limits
• teaching self-regulation skills

Question 12

what are common school interventions?

Answer 12

• Visual supports
• Alternative / Augmentative
  Communication systems
• Explicit 1:1 instruction for play
  and communication skills
• In situation social coaching
• Explicit teaching of: TOM,
  unwritten rules, conversation
  rules, nonverbal
  communication, and problem
  solving.