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PCS - Autism Spectrum Disorder: Promoting Communication & Socialization Skills Post Test

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Questions:

1.1 Is autism genetic?
1.2 What are examples of environmental causes to autism?
1.3 Is there a cure for autism?
2.1 For a special needs person, what connection needs to be clarified and emphasized?
2.2 For special needs clients, how must words need to be developed?
3.1 When does echolalia or echolalic speech occur?
3.2 How do many children with echolalia repeat the word or phrase back?
4.1 According to Dr. Koegel, what is the first and most fundamental obstacle for overcoming autism?
5.1 Who might parents recruit in order to set up situations in which an autistic client can ask people to move under controlled circumstances?
6.1 What are normal reactions of siblings of a child with autism?
7.1 In floor-time, what is a helpful way to begin?
7.2 What is the ultimate goal in ‘Bringing the Child into a Shared World’?
9.1 With pretend play, what is usually nice to have?
9.2 How does a parent with special needs child practice ‘Tackling Spontaneous Play’ at home?
9.3 What are some ‘right things to say’ that parents can teach their children with autism?
10.1 What do many kids, who isolate themselves, need?
11.1 Under ‘The Kiriana Conundrum’, what are some of her behaviors that lead her to be diagnosed with autism?
11.2 For Kiriana, why were brutal, violent, and scary things interesting to her?
12.1 What is one way to help an autistic client learn appropriate ways to start a conversation?
12.2 What are two things to teach an autistic client on how to make empathic responses?
13.1 How may you find potential play dates for clients with autism?
14.1 Should autistic clients play sports at all?

Answers:

A. Adverse reactions to vaccines, particularly mercury used as a preservative
B. A few recent studies that strongly suggest some people do have a genetic predisposition to autism. However, these are not yet proven
C. Communication that leads to attainment
D. There is no cure, and therapists often strongly caution their clients from spending money and time in pursuit of one.
E. When a child repeats part of or the entire previous sentence spoken by another person, usually without understanding
F. In the context of meaningful and functional interactions
G. Education is an evolving science, and inclusion is a relatively new process.
H. With exact intonation patterns they have heard
I. Jealousy, resentment, lost, anxiety, impulsive and aggressive, embarrassed etc.
J. Aides, teachers, therapists, siblings, grandparents and anyone else willing to help
K. To help them become empathetic, creative, logical, reflective individuals
L. By following the special needs client’s lead and join him/her in his/her own world
M. By getting out toys, playing with the child, and then having the child imitate what the parent just did
N. A natural reward and a common activity to start with
O. Constant reminders and prompting to go find a friend
P. \'My turn\', \'Your turn\', and \'Good game\'
Q. Because that was the best way to feel something
R. Obsession with puzzles, some social isolation, a greater affection towards animals than towards people and difficulty grasping abstract emotions such as love
S. 1. Listen attentively to the conversational partner 2. respond appropriately and empathetically
T. Use visual cues
U. Not really because it can be difficult for children with autism, as they require social interaction, following rules, and then demonstrating appropriate behavior. But if parents can find a sport that the autistic child is willing to work for, it can be a great opportunity for teaching.
V. Ask the clients’ teacher or aide to recommend children who get along well with them at school

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Questions:

15.1 In the area of autism, in contrast to other disabilities, what appears to be a consistent problem?
16.1 What are examples of how social interventions vary?
17.1 According to Charlop & Milstein, how may social stories be implemented?
18.1 What are the first three steps in the 8-step problem-solving intervention?
19.1 How do Lloyd, Fuller and Arvidson define augmentative and alterative communication (AAC)?
20.1 How does Brown define iconicity?
21.1 According to Koegel, what needs to in order for normalized behavioral and neurological development to take place?
22.1 Who are considered to be at the lighter end of the autism spectrum?
23.1 Dynamic assessment provides information about…. ?
24.1 According to Grindle, in what areas have applied behavior analysis been implemented?
25.1 According to Aram, when does the critical need to address the social use of language arise?
26.1 According to Lord, what were the next most effective in facilitating more complex interactions, compared to dramatic play and functional play?
27.1 What are the six essential components that lead clinicians collaborate with families to determine the need for and priority of assessment?

Answers:

A. By age group of people with autism, the target behavior of the intervention, the kind of social partner involved, the intervention strategy used, and the characteristics of the intervener
B. Lack of spontaneous verbal and nonverbal initiations
C. (1) Identifying the problematic routine in which the child did not use the symbols; ( 2) identifying possible reasons for the problem; (3) brainstorming solutions to increase symbol use
D. Read, either independently or by a caregiver, presented through audio equipment, presented through a computer-based program or presented via videotape
E. As the degree to which a graphic symbol, manual sign, or gesture resembles or suggests its referent
F. An area of inquiry and practice emphasizing ‘the supplementation or replacement of natural speech and/or writing using aided and/or unaided symbols...’
G. Clients with high-functioning autism (HFA) and Asperger syndrome (AS)
H. There must be regular and ongoing specific types of environmental stimulation
I. Language acquisition, self-help skills, vocational skills, and daily living skills
J. (a) The child-as-learner that includes the approach or method used during a particular task, error patterns, and the aptitude to self-correct; (b) the child\'s inclination to change in response to the intervention and the intensity of effort required to facilitate such changes; and (c) probable effective goals for intervention.
K. Construction materials
L. When phonologic, syntactic, and semantic abilities improve
M. cognitive and academic functioning; adaptive functioning; social, emotional, and behavioral functioning; communication; comprehensive medical examination; sensory and mental functioning; and family functioning