ASD

language and related cognitive skills

"engaging in representation play" is an example of a goal based on the core challenge of"

social reciprocity

"maintaining conversational exchanges with a balance between comments and requests for information" is an example of a goal based on the core challenge of

not an appropriate goal for ASD

"maintaining eye contact with a conversational partner for 6 consecutive minutes" is an example of a goal based on the core challenge of

joint attention

"shifting gaze between people and objects" is an example of a goal based on the challenge of

language and related cognitive skills

"understanding sequences of events in stories" is and sample of a goal based on the core challenge of

joint attention

A predictor of and essential skill for language in children with ASD is

Phase V

A young child who is able to find a picture card representing a desired item, place it on a sentence strip ("I want _____") and then give it to an adult to request that item, is likely to be at what phase of the PECS program?

none of the above

ASHA states that the traditional 'pull-out' model for service delivery for children with ASD:

24 months

According to ASHA guidelines. ASD can reliably be diagnosed by experienced and knowledgeable diagnosticians as early as

to address the gap between cognitive potential and adaptive functioning

According to ASHA, why is it necessary to provide services, including early intervention services, to with Asperger's and high-functioning autism?

response to joint attention

An interventionist looks to an interesting object while playing with a young child with ASD. When the child fails to look, she then points to the object and says, "look!" What aspect of social communication is the interventionist attempting to elicit from the child?

language and related cognitive skills

Andrew 4 year old boy- what area appears to be in the greatest need?

PECS and PRT

Andrew 4 year old boy- what is the most appropriate intervention approach at this time?

Engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change to change in daily routines and unusual response to sensory experiences

IDEA definition of autism lists these as characteristics often associated with autism:

promote new skills in exchange of challenging behaviors that serve the same function

SLPs should implement replacement skills as part of the most effective evidence based intervention for decreasing challenging behavior to

functional communication therapy

in public elementary school, a six-year-old boy with autism would not join groups and threw himself on the floor, lashing out at the other children and furniture if asked to join a group. the most immediate and appropriate approach for this behavior is:

all of the above

one the the things that social thinking teaches individuals to do is

SLP should advise the family on the certain doctors to consult regarding new treatment methods for their children with ASD

regarding the intervention, the role of the SLP in treating ASD include all of the following except

no one intervention approach is equally effective for all individuals with ASD

research as shown that

initiating bids for interaction initiated by others, taking turns in conversation, providing responds to bids from others

social reciprocity includes

they have been trained in the reliable and valid use of diagnostic and assessment tools as well as in the clinical criteria for ASD

the SLP is authorized to diagnose if

motivation and responsively

what are the pivotal behaviors in PRT?

screening, diagnose as part of a diagnostic team, assessment, intervention, work with families, professional development, research, and advocacy

what best describes the roles and responsibilities of an SLP who is serving a child and their family with Autism?

PECS

what intervention program begins with teaching a child to exchange a picture of a desired item with a therapist, teacher, parent, etc., who will immediately honor the request?

SCERTS

what therapy method is the "least restrictive" or most-child based?

all are indicators

which is NOT a red flag for an early indicator of Autism Spectrum Disorder?

SCERTS

which is not an example of ABA?

ABA

which of the following interventions is based on skinner's operant conditioning theory and demonstrates that behaviors which are regarded are more likely to be repeated than behaviors that are ignored?

providing individual with exercises to improve posture in order to ensure optimal positioning during speech therapy

which of the following is not a role of a SLP working with individuals with ASD?

directive

which type of sentence in a social story tells "what or how to do" something?