BCAT Exam Study Sheet
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1. Range from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back
and forth conversations; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or
affect Answer to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions. Answer
Deficits in Social Emotional Reciprocity
2. Manifested by absent, reduced, or atypical use of eye contact
(relative to cultural norms), gestures, facial expressions, body
orientation, or speech into- nation. Answer Deficits in nonverbal communicative
behaviors used for social interaction
3. Ranging from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various
social context; to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in
making friends; to absence of interest in peers Answer Deficits in developing
maintaining and understanding relationships
4. Simple motor stereotypies, lining up toys or flipping objects,
echolalia, idio- syncratic phrases (language with a private meaning;
only makes sense to those familiar with the situation where the phrases
came from) Answer Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects or
speech
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5. Extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with transitions,
rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals, need to take same route or
eat same food everyday-
Answer Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of verbal or non-
verbal behavior
6. Strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects,
excessively circumscribed or perseverative interest Answer Highly restricted,
fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus
7. Apparent indifference to pain/ temperature, adverse response to
specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects,
visual fascination with lights or movement. Answer Hyper or Hypo reactivity to sensory
input or unusual interests in sensory aspects of environment
8. Level 1 Requiring support
Level 2 Requiring substantial support
Level 3 Requiring very substantial support Answer Levels of severity across social
communication and restrictive, repetitive behaviors
9. Sally took off her shoe independently yesterday, her mother
clapped her hands and said, "Way to go Sally!" Sally took her shoes
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off independently again today. The clapping and "way to go" were the
postive reinforcer. Answer Postive Reinforcement
Comprehensive Questions
(Frequently Tested) with
Verified Answers Graded
A+
[Document subtitle]
Denning Muriithi [Date] [Course title]
, Contact for further consultation
1. Range from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back
and forth conversations; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or
affect Answer to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions. Answer
Deficits in Social Emotional Reciprocity
2. Manifested by absent, reduced, or atypical use of eye contact
(relative to cultural norms), gestures, facial expressions, body
orientation, or speech into- nation. Answer Deficits in nonverbal communicative
behaviors used for social interaction
3. Ranging from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various
social context; to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in
making friends; to absence of interest in peers Answer Deficits in developing
maintaining and understanding relationships
4. Simple motor stereotypies, lining up toys or flipping objects,
echolalia, idio- syncratic phrases (language with a private meaning;
only makes sense to those familiar with the situation where the phrases
came from) Answer Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects or
speech
, Contact for further consultation
5. Extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with transitions,
rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals, need to take same route or
eat same food everyday-
Answer Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of verbal or non-
verbal behavior
6. Strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects,
excessively circumscribed or perseverative interest Answer Highly restricted,
fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus
7. Apparent indifference to pain/ temperature, adverse response to
specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects,
visual fascination with lights or movement. Answer Hyper or Hypo reactivity to sensory
input or unusual interests in sensory aspects of environment
8. Level 1 Requiring support
Level 2 Requiring substantial support
Level 3 Requiring very substantial support Answer Levels of severity across social
communication and restrictive, repetitive behaviors
9. Sally took off her shoe independently yesterday, her mother
clapped her hands and said, "Way to go Sally!" Sally took her shoes
, Contact for further consultation
off independently again today. The clapping and "way to go" were the
postive reinforcer. Answer Postive Reinforcement
