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?
