ABAT Study Guide 2024 100% Correct Answers

ABAT Study Guide 2024 100% Correct Answers Autism Spectrum Disorder - Answer ️️ -neurological, lifelong, developmental disability by excesses and deficits Characteristics of ASD - Answer ️️ -Language deficits, Social interaction deficits, Cognitive delays, Sensory Sensitivity, Resistant to change, Perseveration, Stereotypical behaviors ASD triad of impairments - Answer ️️ -Social Communication: difficulty communicating with others Social Interaction: difficulty building relationships and how one behaves; may have problem behavior Social Imagination: difficult with flexible thinking that may include perspectives, interests, routines, and roles Red flags used in early diagnosis - Answer ️️ -Limited use of gestures, delayed speech, difficulty looking at people/ no eye contact, excessive interest in particular item Risk factors for ASD - Answer ️️ -More common in boys: 1 in 42 1 in 189 girls 1 in 68 children pragmatic language - Answer ️️ -social language used in daily interactions receptive language - Answer ️️ -ability to comprehend speech Expressive Language - Answer ️️ -ability to request, decide, ask, answer, and describe Sensory-Motor - Answer ️️ -take in information about the world through our senses Social skills - Answer ️️ -used to communicate & interact with each other both verbally & non- verbally Joint attention - Answer ️️ -shared focus of two individuals Sterotypy - Answer ️️ -persistent repetition of an act When is ASD typically diagnosed? - Answer ️️ -Usually at 18 months. By age 2, a diagnosis from a psychologist, pediatric neurologist, or developmental pediatrician Level 1 of ASD - Answer ️️ -Requires support; high functioning Having a hard time communicating appropriately with others; inflexible in certain ways Level 2 of ASD - Answer ️️ -Requires substantial support; more obvious problems with verbal & social communication Harder to change focus; narrow interests; repetitive behaviors Level 3 of ASD - Answer ️️ -Requiring very substantial support; manifest the same behaviors as the other 2 levels but to a more extreme degree Repetitive behaviors; very limited ability to speak intelligibly; will rarely initiate interactions comorbidites associated with ASD - Answer ️️ -Anxiety, ADHD, Depression, OCD, sleeping problems, tuberous sclerosis, seizures and epilepsy Role of ABAT - Answer ️️ -can practice under a licensed profession such as BCBA, BCaBA, QASP-S, reports any abuse to CPS, helps client live a relatively normal life with specific systems catered to the clients needs until they can do it on their own QABA code of ethics, policies, and procedures - Answer ️️ -ensures confidentiality based on HIPPA Privileged information: do not give out any client information, only discuss client info with staff on the case Dual relationships: set professional boundaries, do not accept gifts from families, do not offer. to babysit for families, do not hang out with families on the weekend Limitations of confidentiality - Answer ️️ -BT is allowed break confidentiality if there is a threat, to the client or to others, in order to protect them Duty to warn - Answer ️️ -a mental health worker must verb