ASD FINAL EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 2 VERSIONS
(VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
How well do children with ASD, as a group, regulate their emotions? - ANSWER: -Sig
more difficulty managing their emotions -> impairing function & leading to
behavioral problems
What appears is the primary contributor/correlate of dysregulation in children with
ASD? - ANSWER: Children w/ ASD engage in fewer beneficial strategies & strategies
are less effective overall
What is internalization of co-regulation? What does research suggest about how this
process operates for children with ASD? - ANSWER: -when the child can regulate
themselves based on the strategies their parents used to help the regulate emotions
-does not occur until 8 years of age
What are some of the potential consequences of emotion dysregulation in this
population? - ANSWER: -behavioral problems
About how common are externalizing (behavior) disorders in children with ASD? -
ANSWER: -prevalence = 8 - 68%
What could at least partially contribute to the sex difference in individuals with ASD?
- ANSWER: -female protective effect: girls w/ less severe symptoms either 1) mask
better 2) girls are innately better at language & social skills
What is meant by the term "evidence-based" or "empirically-supported"
practice/treatment? - ANSWER: -integration of best available research with clinical
expertise
-must contain: 1) experimental control 2) manipulation of IV, random assignment
What is the difference between efficacy and effectiveness? - ANSWER: -Efficacy:
validity of treatment
-Effectiveness (clinical utility): is the treatment generalizable, applicable, feasible,
useful
What does it mean to consider individual differences in treatment selection? -
ANSWER: -determine what approach/services are likely to work given the child's
age / developmental functioning/ specific problems/ strengths / personality
characteristics / language / socio cultural context
How is it recommended that one balance utilizing the best available research vs.
clinical experience in their practice? - ANSWER: -start w/ best research, then use
, clinical expertise, if have specific reason for changing use of it (ex: ABA treatment
going from 35 hrs. a week to 20hrs a week)
What are some of the main agreed upon goals of interventions for ASD? - ANSWER:
1)Minimize core deficits & co-occuring associated impairments
2) Maximize functional independence by facilitating learning & acquisition of
adaptive skills
3) eliminate/minimize/prevent problem behaviors that interfere w/ functional skills
What are some recommended elements that all good interventions for ASD should
include? - ANSWER: -treatments should be individualized, developmentally
appropriate & intensive w/ performance data relevant to treatment goals to
evaluate & adjustment intervention
What is the difference between a "comprehensive" vs. "focused" intervention in
ASD? What are some examples of each? - ANSWER: -CTM: address broad array of
symptoms over long period of time (ex: ABA)
-FTM: limited in range of skills & delivered over short period of time (JASPER)
What is the National Autism Center's National Standards Project trying to do? -
ANSWER: -designed to gather all ASD treatments and determine how efficacious
they are
-established: well-studied, good evidence
-emerging: some studies, some evidence
-unestablished: either no studies, or no evidence
What do most of the interventions designated as "established" have in common? -
ANSWER: -all rooted in behavioral principles (use behavioral techniques)
What are supplemental interventions for autistic individuals and what are a few of
them? - ANSWER: -interventions with specific/limited goals
-Peer-mediated instruction & intervention
-video modeling
-social stories
-JASPER
-parent management training
What is facilitated communication and what has the investigation of this taught us
about the importance of researching treatments? - ANSWER: -fraudulent research
-non-verbal individual placed in front of key-board, facilitator guides their hand to
"help them type" -> indicated children knew language but could not communicate
their needs
-actuality: facilitator is source of message
What areas of development/functioning tend to be the focus of most interventions?
What types of outcomes tend not to be addressed as much? - ANSWER: -IQ &
educational success
(VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
How well do children with ASD, as a group, regulate their emotions? - ANSWER: -Sig
more difficulty managing their emotions -> impairing function & leading to
behavioral problems
What appears is the primary contributor/correlate of dysregulation in children with
ASD? - ANSWER: Children w/ ASD engage in fewer beneficial strategies & strategies
are less effective overall
What is internalization of co-regulation? What does research suggest about how this
process operates for children with ASD? - ANSWER: -when the child can regulate
themselves based on the strategies their parents used to help the regulate emotions
-does not occur until 8 years of age
What are some of the potential consequences of emotion dysregulation in this
population? - ANSWER: -behavioral problems
About how common are externalizing (behavior) disorders in children with ASD? -
ANSWER: -prevalence = 8 - 68%
What could at least partially contribute to the sex difference in individuals with ASD?
- ANSWER: -female protective effect: girls w/ less severe symptoms either 1) mask
better 2) girls are innately better at language & social skills
What is meant by the term "evidence-based" or "empirically-supported"
practice/treatment? - ANSWER: -integration of best available research with clinical
expertise
-must contain: 1) experimental control 2) manipulation of IV, random assignment
What is the difference between efficacy and effectiveness? - ANSWER: -Efficacy:
validity of treatment
-Effectiveness (clinical utility): is the treatment generalizable, applicable, feasible,
useful
What does it mean to consider individual differences in treatment selection? -
ANSWER: -determine what approach/services are likely to work given the child's
age / developmental functioning/ specific problems/ strengths / personality
characteristics / language / socio cultural context
How is it recommended that one balance utilizing the best available research vs.
clinical experience in their practice? - ANSWER: -start w/ best research, then use
, clinical expertise, if have specific reason for changing use of it (ex: ABA treatment
going from 35 hrs. a week to 20hrs a week)
What are some of the main agreed upon goals of interventions for ASD? - ANSWER:
1)Minimize core deficits & co-occuring associated impairments
2) Maximize functional independence by facilitating learning & acquisition of
adaptive skills
3) eliminate/minimize/prevent problem behaviors that interfere w/ functional skills
What are some recommended elements that all good interventions for ASD should
include? - ANSWER: -treatments should be individualized, developmentally
appropriate & intensive w/ performance data relevant to treatment goals to
evaluate & adjustment intervention
What is the difference between a "comprehensive" vs. "focused" intervention in
ASD? What are some examples of each? - ANSWER: -CTM: address broad array of
symptoms over long period of time (ex: ABA)
-FTM: limited in range of skills & delivered over short period of time (JASPER)
What is the National Autism Center's National Standards Project trying to do? -
ANSWER: -designed to gather all ASD treatments and determine how efficacious
they are
-established: well-studied, good evidence
-emerging: some studies, some evidence
-unestablished: either no studies, or no evidence
What do most of the interventions designated as "established" have in common? -
ANSWER: -all rooted in behavioral principles (use behavioral techniques)
What are supplemental interventions for autistic individuals and what are a few of
them? - ANSWER: -interventions with specific/limited goals
-Peer-mediated instruction & intervention
-video modeling
-social stories
-JASPER
-parent management training
What is facilitated communication and what has the investigation of this taught us
about the importance of researching treatments? - ANSWER: -fraudulent research
-non-verbal individual placed in front of key-board, facilitator guides their hand to
"help them type" -> indicated children knew language but could not communicate
their needs
-actuality: facilitator is source of message
What areas of development/functioning tend to be the focus of most interventions?
What types of outcomes tend not to be addressed as much? - ANSWER: -IQ &
educational success
