QASP LEGAL ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS EXAM 2026 PREMIUM
REVIEW MATERIAL CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Common Characteristics of ASD Answer: problems with social
interaction with others. This may include problems talking back and
forth, working, or playing with others
unusual interest in objects
need for sameness
great variation in abilities
under or over reaction to one or more of the five senses: sight, touch,
taste, smell, or hearing
repeated actions or body movements
unusual emotional reactions and expressions
, ◉ Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-
NOS) Answer: a diagnosis that is used for "severe and pervasive
impairment in the development of reciprocal social interaction or verbal
and nonverbal communication skills, or when stereotyped behavior,
interests, and activities are present, but the criteria are not met for
another developmental disorder
◉ Asperger's Syndrome Answer: a developmental disorder characterised
by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal
communication, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior
and interests; relatively normal language acquisition and intelligence
◉ Triad of Primary Impairments Answer: impairment in social
interaction
impairments in communication
restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and
activities
◉ Risk Factors of ASD Answer: Child's sex, family history, co-morbid
diagnoses, extremely preterm babies, parents' age
◉ Current CDC Rates of ASD Answer: 1 in 59 children. Boys 4 times
more like than girls
CONSIDERATIONS EXAM 2026 PREMIUM
REVIEW MATERIAL CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Common Characteristics of ASD Answer: problems with social
interaction with others. This may include problems talking back and
forth, working, or playing with others
unusual interest in objects
need for sameness
great variation in abilities
under or over reaction to one or more of the five senses: sight, touch,
taste, smell, or hearing
repeated actions or body movements
unusual emotional reactions and expressions
, ◉ Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-
NOS) Answer: a diagnosis that is used for "severe and pervasive
impairment in the development of reciprocal social interaction or verbal
and nonverbal communication skills, or when stereotyped behavior,
interests, and activities are present, but the criteria are not met for
another developmental disorder
◉ Asperger's Syndrome Answer: a developmental disorder characterised
by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal
communication, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior
and interests; relatively normal language acquisition and intelligence
◉ Triad of Primary Impairments Answer: impairment in social
interaction
impairments in communication
restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and
activities
◉ Risk Factors of ASD Answer: Child's sex, family history, co-morbid
diagnoses, extremely preterm babies, parents' age
◉ Current CDC Rates of ASD Answer: 1 in 59 children. Boys 4 times
more like than girls
