EXED 200 Final Exam JMU Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
6 principles of IDEA - Answers Zero reject
Nondiscriminatory evaluation
Free Appropriate education
Least restrictive environment
Procedural safeguards
Parental participation and shared decision making
Zero Reject - Answers a basic principle of IDEA specifying that no student with a disability, no
matter what kind or how severe, can be denied a free public education
Nondiscriminatory Evaluation - Answers All evaluations provided by the school must be fair,
nondiscriminatory, and appropriate for the child's needs. All evaluations must be considered,
(even ones paid for by the parents outside of the school.)
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) - Answers the setting closest to a regular school program
that meets the child's special education needs
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) - Answers Special education and related services that
(a) have been provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction and without
charge; (b) meet the standards of the state educational agency; (c) include an appropriate
preschool, elementary, or secondary school education in the state involved; and (d) are provided
in conformity with the individualized education program.
Procedural Safeguards - Answers provisions of IDEA designed to protect students and parents
in the special education process
-parental consent is ALWAYS required
-parents may request a due process hearing
Parent Participation and Shared Decision Making - Answers Schools must collaborate with
parents and students with disabilities in the planning and implementation of special education
and related services.
Autism Spectrum Disorder - Answers a developmental disorder characterized by deficits in
social interaction, by impaired communication, and by restricted interests
-adversely affects child's educational performance
ASD - Answers autism spectrum disorder
, ASD characteristics - Answers -Impaired social relationships
-Communication and language deficits
-Repetitive, Ritualistic and unusual behavior patterns
-Insistence on sameness and preservation
-Unusual responsiveness to sensory stimuli
-Challenging behaviors
-Cognitive functioning and uneven skill development
ASD: Impaired social relationships - Answers -extreme aloofness (distant/withdrawn)
-may not cuddle or use social gestures such as nodding
-difficulty perceiving emotions of others and self
(weak theory of mind skills)
-deficits in joint attention causes difficulty learning from others
ASD: Communication/Language Deficits - Answers -some children with autism don't speak
-echolalia
(echoing what others say/non-contextual phrases) EX: Brick Heck
-concrete or literal processing of verbal information is common
-don't do well with abstracts(metaphors/similes)
ASD: Repetitive, Ritualistic and Unusual behavior patterns - Answers -some children exhibit
stereotypy
stereotypy - Answers a pattern of persistent and repetitive behaviors
ASD: Insistence on sameness and Preservation - Answers -often have issues about routines or
objects or interests
-relate most things back to interest
EX: Thomas the Train
ASD: Unusual Responsiveness to Sensory Stimuli - Answers -about 70%-80% exhibit abnormal
reactions to sensory stimulation- hypersensitivity or hyposensitivity
ASD: Challenging Behaviors - Answers -some students exhibit property destruction and
6 principles of IDEA - Answers Zero reject
Nondiscriminatory evaluation
Free Appropriate education
Least restrictive environment
Procedural safeguards
Parental participation and shared decision making
Zero Reject - Answers a basic principle of IDEA specifying that no student with a disability, no
matter what kind or how severe, can be denied a free public education
Nondiscriminatory Evaluation - Answers All evaluations provided by the school must be fair,
nondiscriminatory, and appropriate for the child's needs. All evaluations must be considered,
(even ones paid for by the parents outside of the school.)
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) - Answers the setting closest to a regular school program
that meets the child's special education needs
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) - Answers Special education and related services that
(a) have been provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction and without
charge; (b) meet the standards of the state educational agency; (c) include an appropriate
preschool, elementary, or secondary school education in the state involved; and (d) are provided
in conformity with the individualized education program.
Procedural Safeguards - Answers provisions of IDEA designed to protect students and parents
in the special education process
-parental consent is ALWAYS required
-parents may request a due process hearing
Parent Participation and Shared Decision Making - Answers Schools must collaborate with
parents and students with disabilities in the planning and implementation of special education
and related services.
Autism Spectrum Disorder - Answers a developmental disorder characterized by deficits in
social interaction, by impaired communication, and by restricted interests
-adversely affects child's educational performance
ASD - Answers autism spectrum disorder
, ASD characteristics - Answers -Impaired social relationships
-Communication and language deficits
-Repetitive, Ritualistic and unusual behavior patterns
-Insistence on sameness and preservation
-Unusual responsiveness to sensory stimuli
-Challenging behaviors
-Cognitive functioning and uneven skill development
ASD: Impaired social relationships - Answers -extreme aloofness (distant/withdrawn)
-may not cuddle or use social gestures such as nodding
-difficulty perceiving emotions of others and self
(weak theory of mind skills)
-deficits in joint attention causes difficulty learning from others
ASD: Communication/Language Deficits - Answers -some children with autism don't speak
-echolalia
(echoing what others say/non-contextual phrases) EX: Brick Heck
-concrete or literal processing of verbal information is common
-don't do well with abstracts(metaphors/similes)
ASD: Repetitive, Ritualistic and Unusual behavior patterns - Answers -some children exhibit
stereotypy
stereotypy - Answers a pattern of persistent and repetitive behaviors
ASD: Insistence on sameness and Preservation - Answers -often have issues about routines or
objects or interests
-relate most things back to interest
EX: Thomas the Train
ASD: Unusual Responsiveness to Sensory Stimuli - Answers -about 70%-80% exhibit abnormal
reactions to sensory stimulation- hypersensitivity or hyposensitivity
ASD: Challenging Behaviors - Answers -some students exhibit property destruction and
