W4: ASD

Question 1

Autism criteria are

Answer 1

A) persistent deficits in social communication, (b) restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities, (c) from early on, (d) clinical impairment, (d) not better explained by ID or global developmental delay

Question 2

Social deficits include (x3)

Answer 2

Emotional reciprocity,
Nonverbals,
Understanding relationships

Question 3

Repetitive behaviours (x4)

Answer 3

Repetition, routines, fixed interests, sensory sensitivity

Question 4

Autism specifiers (x5)

Answer 4

ID, language, medical/genetic/environmental factor, comorbidity, catatonia

Question 5

Autism comorbidities include

Answer 5

Anxiety, depression, adhd, sleep, ID

Question 6

Common ASD differentials (x4)

Answer 6

ADHD, ID, selective mutism, schizophrenia

Question 7

Best practice ASD diagnosis is

Answer 7

Multidisciplinary (speech pathology, psychology, paediatrician)

Question 8

Assessments of autism include (x2)

Answer 8

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R)

Question 9

Every presentation is

Answer 9

Different

Question 10

Presentations include differences in

Answer 10

Routine, repetition, concrete thinking, fixed interests

Question 11

Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is

Answer 11

Intensive, operant conditioning, 1:1 skills development

Question 12

How do we assess behaviours of concern?

Answer 12

Functional behaviour analysis

Question 13

Functional behaviour analysis steps (x5)

Answer 13

Define, history, antecedents, consequences, hypothesis

Question 14

Positive behaviour support strategies include

Answer 14

visual strategies (wall schedule, advance warning of change); timers alerting activity’s end

Question 15

Communication strategies include

Answer 15

picture exchange; personal dictionary

Question 16

One system to remove sensory arousal in schools

Answer 16

Sensory room

Question 17

One thing missing for relationships and needing support

Answer 17

teaching emotional recognition

Question 18

CBT therapies centre on

Answer 18

Affective regulation (feeling thermometer), cognitive restructuring (interpreting others), comic strip conversations

Question 19

Language impairment includes

Answer 19

Receptive and expressive language

Question 20

Backward chaining is the skills equivalent to

Answer 20

Reverse engineering

Question 21

ABA seeks to teach

Answer 21

Discreet skills