QASP-S EXAM CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026
FULL SOLUTION SET
◉ Define the 6 attitudes of science. Answer: 1. Determinism
2. Empiricism Analysis
3. Experimentation
4. Replication
5. Parsimony
6. Philosophical doubt
◉ Identify joint attention. Answer: serves as a referencing tool that
uses shared gaze (visually focusing on the same thing) and/or
gesture for communication
1. Restricted & repetitive behaviors
2. Repetitive body movements
3. Repetitive motions with objects
◉ Identify the common characteristics of Autism. Answer: 1.
Communication
2. Perseveration
3. Sensitivities
4. Routines/Change in schedule
,5. Social Interactions
6. Repetitive Behavior
◉ Identify behaviors that are key to identifying ASD. Answer: 1.
Restricted and repetitive behaviors
2. Repetitive body movements
3. Repetitive motions with objects
◉ Eugen Bleuller. Answer: Used autism to mean morbid self-
admiration and withdrawal within self (used term in 1908).
◉ Contingent Reinforcement. Answer: Reinforcement that depends
on responding
◉ Non-contingent Reinforcement. Answer: Reinforcement which
occurs regardless of what a person is oding
◉ Effective methods to diagnose ASD. Answer: 1. Autism Diagnostic
Observation Schedule (ADOS)
2. Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R)
◉ Identify deficits associated with ASD. Answer: 1. Behavioral
excesses
,2. Behavioral deficits
◉ Behavioral excesses. Answer: 1. self-stimulation (repetitive,
stereotypical)
2. high frequency/highly preferred bhx
-resistance to change
3. difficulties with cognitive processing suggest the benefit of a clear
predictable environment
4. prior cognitive preparation (priming)
5. bizarre challenging behaviors
6. extreme or missing fear reaction
7. PICA
8. hyperactivity, short attention, impulsivity, tantrums, aggression,
SIB
◉ Behavioral deficits. Answer: 1. inability to relate
2. lack of fucntional language
3. lack communicative intent
- mute (50%) -echolalia -perseveration -prosody (flattened voice
tone)
4. pronoun reversals (you/I, he/she)
5. little verbal variety
6. literal interpretation of expressive & receptive language
, 7. immature grammer
8. limited speech functions
9. splinter skills
◉ Serial (ASD processing of information). Answer: only attend to 1
item
◉ Parallel (ASD processing of information). Answer: attends to
multiple items
◉ Hypersensitive (ASD processing of information). Answer: over
sensitive (noise, light, tactile items)
◉ Environmental Evaluation. Answer: assessing how physical, social
and instructional environments influence behavior. The goal is to
identify environmental factors that may trigger, reinforce, or
maintain behaviors - especially challenging ones and modify the
environment to promote positive behaviors.
◉ Different kinds of functional behavior assessments. Answer: 1.
VB-MAPP
2. ABLLS
3. AFLS
4. PEAK
FULL SOLUTION SET
◉ Define the 6 attitudes of science. Answer: 1. Determinism
2. Empiricism Analysis
3. Experimentation
4. Replication
5. Parsimony
6. Philosophical doubt
◉ Identify joint attention. Answer: serves as a referencing tool that
uses shared gaze (visually focusing on the same thing) and/or
gesture for communication
1. Restricted & repetitive behaviors
2. Repetitive body movements
3. Repetitive motions with objects
◉ Identify the common characteristics of Autism. Answer: 1.
Communication
2. Perseveration
3. Sensitivities
4. Routines/Change in schedule
,5. Social Interactions
6. Repetitive Behavior
◉ Identify behaviors that are key to identifying ASD. Answer: 1.
Restricted and repetitive behaviors
2. Repetitive body movements
3. Repetitive motions with objects
◉ Eugen Bleuller. Answer: Used autism to mean morbid self-
admiration and withdrawal within self (used term in 1908).
◉ Contingent Reinforcement. Answer: Reinforcement that depends
on responding
◉ Non-contingent Reinforcement. Answer: Reinforcement which
occurs regardless of what a person is oding
◉ Effective methods to diagnose ASD. Answer: 1. Autism Diagnostic
Observation Schedule (ADOS)
2. Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R)
◉ Identify deficits associated with ASD. Answer: 1. Behavioral
excesses
,2. Behavioral deficits
◉ Behavioral excesses. Answer: 1. self-stimulation (repetitive,
stereotypical)
2. high frequency/highly preferred bhx
-resistance to change
3. difficulties with cognitive processing suggest the benefit of a clear
predictable environment
4. prior cognitive preparation (priming)
5. bizarre challenging behaviors
6. extreme or missing fear reaction
7. PICA
8. hyperactivity, short attention, impulsivity, tantrums, aggression,
SIB
◉ Behavioral deficits. Answer: 1. inability to relate
2. lack of fucntional language
3. lack communicative intent
- mute (50%) -echolalia -perseveration -prosody (flattened voice
tone)
4. pronoun reversals (you/I, he/she)
5. little verbal variety
6. literal interpretation of expressive & receptive language
, 7. immature grammer
8. limited speech functions
9. splinter skills
◉ Serial (ASD processing of information). Answer: only attend to 1
item
◉ Parallel (ASD processing of information). Answer: attends to
multiple items
◉ Hypersensitive (ASD processing of information). Answer: over
sensitive (noise, light, tactile items)
◉ Environmental Evaluation. Answer: assessing how physical, social
and instructional environments influence behavior. The goal is to
identify environmental factors that may trigger, reinforce, or
maintain behaviors - especially challenging ones and modify the
environment to promote positive behaviors.
◉ Different kinds of functional behavior assessments. Answer: 1.
VB-MAPP
2. ABLLS
3. AFLS
4. PEAK
