ABAT Study Guide 2024

ABAT Study Guide 2024 Define ASD - Answer ️️ -A neurological, lifelong, developmental disorder characterized by excesses and deficits Common characteristics of ASD - Answer ️️ -Delays in social skills and communication (deficits) Restricted interests and repetitive behaviors (excesses) Triad of Impairments - Answer ️️ -Social Communication, Social Interaction, and Social Imagination Impairments in Social Communication - Answer ️️ -Impairments in the ability to communicate with others socially. Ask repetitive questions, take things literal, or talk about own interests when others show disinterest Impairments in Social Interaction - Answer ️️ -Impairments in how an individual behaves when around others and how they build relationships. Child may invade personal space, inappropriately touch, or misinterpret nonverbal cues Impairments in Social Imagination - Answer ️️ -Impairments in ability to engage in flexible thinking related to perspectives, interests, routines, and rules. Fails to understand others thoughts and feelings, display distress when there are changes in routine, or have difficulty generalizing info 'Red Flags' to early diagnoses - Answer ️️ -Unresponsive to name by 12 months Doesn't point to objects by 14 months Lack of pretend play by 18 months Avoids eye contact May want to be alone Restricted/narrow interests Trouble understanding others feelings Delayed speech/language Gives unrelated answers to Q's Gets upset with minor changes Reacts unusually to sound, smell, taste, look, or feel Deficits associated with ASD - Answer ️️ -Communication, Play skills, Self-help and independent living, social skills, awareness of dangerous situations, no desire to be around others Excesses associated with ASD - Answer ️️ -Tantrum behavior, Aggression, Restricted and repetitive behavior, Echolalia, Delayed echolalia Social-Emotional Reciprocity - Answer ️️ -Back and forth interaction that takes place in communication Ex: maintaining a convo, taking turns with a toy, responding to greetings Risk Factors to ASD - Answer ️️ -Old father, Family history of ASD/mental illness, Mother had viral infection/Diabetes during gestation, Exposure to pollution, pesticides, and/or antidepressants in utero, history of autoimmune disorders and/or seizures Current CDC rates - Answer ️️ -1 in 59 children have ASD 1 in 42 boys 1 in 189 girls 4x more likely in Boys Serial Thinking (Linear Thinking) - Answer ️️ -Theory that individuals with ASD cannot process more than one piece of info at a time Parallel Processing - Answer ️️ -Simultaneous pr