Week 3: Adolescents

Question 1

Which of the following is a skill that likely requires the least amount of executive functioning?
a.Planning a class project
b.Greeting a friend
c.Setting and achieving a long-term goal of becoming a world famous inventor
d.Focusing on your homework and not getting distracted by a roommate’s activity

Answer 1

b. Greeting a friend

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true of puberty and sexuality in adolescents with autism?

Select one:
a.
Adolescents with autism start puberty just like typically-developing kids do.

b.
Autistic adolescents may not have the same understanding of relationships and sexual activity as adolescents who are typically-developing.

c.
Sex education for adolescents with autism is often lacking.

d.
Adolescents with autism are not interested in romantic relationships and sex.

Answer 2

Adolescents with autism are not interested in romantic relationships and sex.

Question 3

What is the purpose of the individual transition plan?

Select one:

a.
To improve the GPA of students with disabilities.

b.
To support students with disabilities with the transition to a fulfilling post-high school life.

c.
To make sure all students with disabilities get into a 4-year college.

d.
To ensure students with disabilities can transition between classes smoothly.

e.
To ensure parents get to choose what their children do after high school ends.

Answer 3

b. To support students with disabilities with the transition to a fulfilling post-high school life.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the Social Tools And Rules for Teens (START) program?

Select one:

a.
A fully didactic approach- participants sit quietly and listen while an instructor speaks.

b.
An entirely performance-based approach that uses theatrical games and activities.

c.
A combination of didactic and experiential components that target social motivation.

d.
None of the above

Answer 4

A combination of didactic and experiential components that target social motivation.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a strategy commonly used in social skills training groups?

Select one:

a.
Social Skills Instruction

b.
Peer Facilitation & Mentorship

c.
Social Skills Practice

d.
Alternating between social isolation and immersion

e.
Video modeling

Answer 5

Alternating between social isolation and immersion