ASD Exam Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (2024/ 2025 Update)

ASD Exam Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (2024/ 2025 Update) How well do children with ASD, as a group, regulate their emotions? -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? 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? -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? -behavioral problems About how common are externalizing (behavior) disorders in children with ASD? - prevalence = 8 - 68% What could at least partially contribute to the sex difference in individuals with ASD? -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? -integration of best available research with clinical expertise