QASP-S COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔Sensory challenges of people with autism - ✔✔language delays or deficits
fine and gross motor delays
strong sensory interests
sensory aversions
an inability to interact with people and objects
an inability to stay within an interaction
repetitive sensory stereotypies (stimming)
and much more
✔✔events that increase anxiety for people with autism and how to manage them -
✔✔Unstructured time, waiting, academic pressure, large crowds, sensory issues
(overstimulation and/or seeking input)
Sensory input, Fidgets to improve self-regulation,
Sensory Integration Therapy
Visual schedules
Routines
✔✔biomedical approaches - ✔✔Diets and Supplements - such as the gluten-free,
casein-free diet, omega-3 fatty acids, and probiotics
, Alternative Medical Procedures - such as chelation, hyperbaric therapy, and stem cell
therapy
Medications - such as antipsychotics, immune globulins, and oxytocin
✔✔appropriate indicators to use to signify transitioning - ✔✔visual schedules, timers,
cues, first/then (premac)
✔✔visual supports for ASD - ✔✔Visuals supports can be pictures, objects, sign
language or text.
✔✔Episodic Severity - ✔✔the measure of intensity or gravity of a behavioral incident
✔✔Phases of escalated behavior - ✔✔1. Calm
2. Trigger
3. Agitation (support, choices, proximity, relaxation)
4. Acceleration (limit verbal interaction, calm, assess situation)
5. Peak (assess safety, institute plan, room clears, coordinate with staff)
6. De-escalation (monitor, give space, non-judgemental discussion, easy/concrete
tasks)
7. Recovery (assist in returning to regular tasks)
✔✔Tips for creating visual supports - ✔✔They should be clear and concise
✔✔Continuous Measurement Procedures - ✔✔Measurement conducted in a manner
such that all instances of the response class of interest are detected during the
observation period.
✔✔Discontinuous Measurement Procedures - ✔✔Measurement conducted in a manner
such that some instances of the response class of interest may not be detected.
✔✔ABC Contingency - ✔✔Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
✔✔Four empirically supported pivotal behaviors - ✔✔motivation, responding to multiple
cues, self-management,social initiation
✔✔Functional Behavior Assessment - ✔✔a collection of different procedures of
gathering information on antecedants, behaviors, and consequences in order to
determine the factors that lead to maintaining problem behavior.
✔✔Indirect Assessment - ✔✔Assessment that relies on information from others. The
information on the problem behavior, antecedents, and consequences is not derived
from direct observation but from retrospective report in interviews and questionnaires.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔Sensory challenges of people with autism - ✔✔language delays or deficits
fine and gross motor delays
strong sensory interests
sensory aversions
an inability to interact with people and objects
an inability to stay within an interaction
repetitive sensory stereotypies (stimming)
and much more
✔✔events that increase anxiety for people with autism and how to manage them -
✔✔Unstructured time, waiting, academic pressure, large crowds, sensory issues
(overstimulation and/or seeking input)
Sensory input, Fidgets to improve self-regulation,
Sensory Integration Therapy
Visual schedules
Routines
✔✔biomedical approaches - ✔✔Diets and Supplements - such as the gluten-free,
casein-free diet, omega-3 fatty acids, and probiotics
, Alternative Medical Procedures - such as chelation, hyperbaric therapy, and stem cell
therapy
Medications - such as antipsychotics, immune globulins, and oxytocin
✔✔appropriate indicators to use to signify transitioning - ✔✔visual schedules, timers,
cues, first/then (premac)
✔✔visual supports for ASD - ✔✔Visuals supports can be pictures, objects, sign
language or text.
✔✔Episodic Severity - ✔✔the measure of intensity or gravity of a behavioral incident
✔✔Phases of escalated behavior - ✔✔1. Calm
2. Trigger
3. Agitation (support, choices, proximity, relaxation)
4. Acceleration (limit verbal interaction, calm, assess situation)
5. Peak (assess safety, institute plan, room clears, coordinate with staff)
6. De-escalation (monitor, give space, non-judgemental discussion, easy/concrete
tasks)
7. Recovery (assist in returning to regular tasks)
✔✔Tips for creating visual supports - ✔✔They should be clear and concise
✔✔Continuous Measurement Procedures - ✔✔Measurement conducted in a manner
such that all instances of the response class of interest are detected during the
observation period.
✔✔Discontinuous Measurement Procedures - ✔✔Measurement conducted in a manner
such that some instances of the response class of interest may not be detected.
✔✔ABC Contingency - ✔✔Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
✔✔Four empirically supported pivotal behaviors - ✔✔motivation, responding to multiple
cues, self-management,social initiation
✔✔Functional Behavior Assessment - ✔✔a collection of different procedures of
gathering information on antecedants, behaviors, and consequences in order to
determine the factors that lead to maintaining problem behavior.
✔✔Indirect Assessment - ✔✔Assessment that relies on information from others. The
information on the problem behavior, antecedents, and consequences is not derived
from direct observation but from retrospective report in interviews and questionnaires.
