Exam 1 Flashcards

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  • Semi-structured, standardized assessment to help diagnose ASD
  • Assess communication, social interaction, and play/imaginative use of materials, and repetitive behaviors
  • Creates contexts to observe ASD behaviors and uses standardized coding to document those behaviors
  • takes about 45 min to 1 hour
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The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Second Edition ADOS-2

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  • difficulty socially using verbal and noonverbal comunication
    • deficits in communicating for social purposes
    • unable to change communication to match the context
    • difficulty following rules of conversation
    • difficulty understanding nonliteral and ambiguous language
  • Intended to be diagnosed in individuals beyond preschool year
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Social Communication Disorder

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Changes from DSM-IV to DSM-V (2)

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  • Autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, and PDD-NOS all become autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
  • Three domains to to domains: social/communication and repetitive behavior/restricted interest
    • social and communication are difficult to separate
    • language delays are not unique to ASD, and not all children with ASD have a language delay
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True or False

On the ADOS, higher scores mean more symptoms

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true

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general screeners (2)

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  • infant toddler checklist
  • ages and stages questionnaire social-emotional
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About what percentage of persons with ASD have IQs within the average range?

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46% remainder is above or below

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What is the age range for the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2 (ADOS-2)

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used with all ages

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By what age would we expect a child to use words?

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16 months

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By what age would we expect to see back-and-forth sharing of sounds, smiles, or facial expressions?

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9 months

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Developmental Symptoms of ASD (2)

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  • social communication
  • stereotyped or repetitive behavior
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  • 56 items answered by a professional after behavioral observations. Items are in six sub-scales
    • restricted and repetitive behaviors
    • social interaction
    • social communication
    • emotional responses
    • cognitive style
    • maladaptive speech
  • can provide a measure f severity
  • for individuals from 3-22 years of aged
  • aligned with DSM-V
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Gilliam Autism Rating Scale third edition (GARS 3)

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person to toy or toy to person

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gaze shift

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repetitive movements or spech (3)

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  • body movements
  • behaviors with objects
  • speech (echolalia)
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By what age would we expect symbolic play?

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18 months

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What is the age for the Childhood Autism Rating Scale- 2 (CARS 2)

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2 years and up

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16
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How is ASD a qualitative disorder?

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while one child may demonstrate only a few autistic-like symptoms, another child may demonstrate many significant autistic symptoms

16
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ASD is found in combinatioin with what other conditions? (3)

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  • intellectual disabilities
  • seizure disorders
  • tuberous sclerosis
16
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  • different communications profiles than chidlren with other language disorders
  • difficulty initiating social interaction
  • difficulty sharing social affect
  • lack of coordinatioin of nonverbal communication
  • difficulty with peer relationships
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social communication differences

16
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  • hypersensitive to sensory stimulation
  • narrow, rigid interests
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repetitive behaviors and restircted interests

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  • No big smiles or other warm, joyful expressions by six months
  • no back-and-forth sharing of sounds, smiles, or facial expressions by 9 months
  • no babbling by 12 months
  • not responding to name by 12 months
  • does not point to share interest by 14 months
  • no words by 16 months
  • repetitive movements with body or objects
  • no symbolic play by 18 months
  • no meaningful, two-word phrases (non-imitative) by 24 months
  • any loss of speech, babbling, or social skills
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Red Flags for ASD

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true negatives

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specificity

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by what age would you expect a child to point to share interest?

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14 months

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Steps of the diagnostic process (7)

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  • referral
  • screening
  • parent interview
  • behavioral/observational testing
  • other testing
  • diagnosis
  • reevaluation
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Impairment in social communication (3)

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  • impairment in social-emotional reciprocity
  • impairment in the social use of nonverbal behavior joint attention: orienting to people; sharing attention; monitoring partners
  • Difficulty developing relationships
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Autism Specific Screeners (3)

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  • M-CHAT
  • Screening Tool for Autism and Young Toddlers
  • Smart ESAC
20
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By what age would we expect to see big smiles or orther warm, joyful expressions?

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six months

21
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  • 15 questions answered by a professional after conducting behavioral observations
  • two versions- standard and high functioning
  • ages 2 years and up
  • questionnaire for parents and caregivers: 38 questions
  • high specificity and sensitivity
  • aligned with DSM-IV
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Childhood Autism Rating Scale Second Edition (CARS 2)

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By what age would we expect two word (non-imitative) phrases

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24 months

23
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3 point gaze

toy to person to toy

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joint attention

24
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true positives

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sensitivity

25
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By what age would you expect a child to respond to his/her name?

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12 months

26
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What is the age range for the Autism Diagnostic Interview- Revised (ADI-R)

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12 months to adult

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unusual sensory interests or responses (4)

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  • pain sensation
  • sound response
  • texture aversion
  • proprioception seeking
28
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True or False

ADOS-2 Modules are organized according to skill level, not age, except toddler module

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true

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By what age would we expect to see babbling?

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12 months

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Providing a diagnosis to parents (4)

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  • provide strengths as well as weaknesses
  • ask parents what they know about ASD
  • listen to the parents
  • provide written materials with more information for parents to take home
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Secondary characteristics of ASD (2)

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  • motor and perceptual differences
  • learning differences
32
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What is the age range for the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-3 (GARS-3)?

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3-22 years

33
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  • 90-150 minutes for administration
  • score online
  • must be familiar with ASD and other developmental disabilities
  • strongly advised to review training videos before administering
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The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R)