ATP RESNA Exam ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES ALREADY GRADED A+
Numeric Code - Answer - AAC coding technique in which a number stands for a word,
phrase, or sentence. Communicate quickly with fewer keystrokes
Abbreviation Expansion - Answer - AAC device automatically expands the abbreviation
into the expanded word. abd = abduction
Coverage Vocabularies - Answer - provide basic communication topics as well as
concepts for people who cannot spell - words, symbols, or pictures
Acceleration Vocabularies - Answer - intended to increase the rate of communication for
people who can spell - letter codes stand for words, phrases, and sentences
Semantic Encoding - Answer - pictures/symbols/icons represent words, phrases, and
sentences. Icons have potential for multiple meanings
Predictive Selection - Answer - Icon prediction feature used with scanning
Predictive Scanning - Answer - predictive approach based on the frequency with which
certain letters follow others in English
Word Prediction and Word Completion - Answer - displays words or phrases a user is
typing based on what has already been typed
Fixed Predictive Devices - Answer - stored vocabulary that never changes - very
predictable and helps the user develop motor and cognitive patterns that make retrieval
faster
Adaptive Predictive Devices - Answer - change the order of words keeping most
frequently used words at the top of the list
Eye-Controlled Communication Systems - Answer - for people with severe limb
limitations but good eye and head control.
Keyguard - Answer - cover made of plexiglass or plastic that fits over a keyboard for
people who have difficulty pressing the right key or who produce extra movements as
they move key to key
Automatic Scanning - Answer - device presents available choices continuously. Users
must be able to wait for selection and activate accurately at the correct time
,Step scanning - Answer - press switch to move from choice to choice. Must active
another switch or wait for acceptance time to elapse to choose. Motor fatigue has
potential to be high with this method
Inverse Scanning - Answer - User holds switch to scan, releases to select
Instructions - Answer - ATPs should provide written instructions for all equipment and
make sure it is accessible to client, cognitively and physically. Provide supplemental
instructions if necessary
Motor Skills Training Program (3 stages) - Answer - 1. Activate switch and associate
switch with result
2. Activate switch at a certain time consistently
3. Increase array that the user can consistently select in order to improve scanning
selection skills
HAAT - Answer - Human Activity/Assistive Technology Model
Human
Activity
Assistive Technology
Context - Answer - Operator using AT system properly?
Does the system allow user to meet goals for activity?
Does the system bridge the gap between the skills the consumer has and the skills
needed for the activity?
Does the system perform in the physical, social, and cultural environment?
Follow-up versus Follow-along - Answer - Follow up = activities that occur immediately
after AT is installed
Follow-Along = activities that occur over a longer time span, often over a life-time
Scanning - Answer - Most common type of INDIRECT selection in which consumer
uses a switch to select option when highlighted
Directed Scanning - Answer - user initiates scanning process then selects option with a
joystick or other switch. This is the fastest indirect selection method
Acceptance Time - Answer - the length of time a user pauses at a choice during
directed scanning
Coded Access - Answer - selection method in which the user completes a sequence of
movements as a code for each item in a selection set
Spatial Characteristics of a Control Interface - Answer - size, shape, weight, number of
targets, size of targets, and amount of space between targets
, Visual Perception - Answer - process of assigning meaning to visual input
Environmental Interface - Answer - the part of the assistive device that takes in
information from the world (cameras and microphones are examples)
Once an ATP has chosen a potential device... - Answer - ...ideally the ATP will conduct
a trial with the actual device
C3 SCI - Answer - movement in chin and neck - will likely have ventillator
C4 SCI - Answer - movement in neck and shoulders - may be able to use a shoulder,
mouth, or chin as a control site
C5 SCI - Answer - movement in shoulders and can flex elbows
C6 SCI - Answer - movement in shoulders, can flex elbows, extend wrists, and pronate
forearms
C7 SCI - Answer - can move shoulders, elbows, and wrists. LACKS GRASP
Dysarthria - Answer - disorder of motor speech control in CNS or PNS. Characterized
by weakness, slowness, and lack of coordination in the muscles needed for speech
Apraxia - Answer - Motor control limitation stemming from CNS - the inability to make
purposeful movements
Aphasia - Answer - language disorder in both in speaking and understanding. stems
from neuromuscular conditions such as CP, ALS, TBI, CVA
Evaluation for WC should include - Answer - range of motion, strength, motor control,
skin integrity, vision, perception, abilities (propulsion and transfers)
Goals for Seating Intervention - Answer - normalizing tone
facilitating normal movement
maintain skeletal alignment and joint range of motion
Powered Mobility for Kids - Answer - Children as young as 18 months can safely
operate POVs - these vehicles facilitate the child's social, cognitive, perceptual, and
functional development.
Evaluation for Communication Device - Answer - language comprehension and
production
why type of symbols
which rate enhancement tools can they use
pragmatic language skills and social communicative skills
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES ALREADY GRADED A+
Numeric Code - Answer - AAC coding technique in which a number stands for a word,
phrase, or sentence. Communicate quickly with fewer keystrokes
Abbreviation Expansion - Answer - AAC device automatically expands the abbreviation
into the expanded word. abd = abduction
Coverage Vocabularies - Answer - provide basic communication topics as well as
concepts for people who cannot spell - words, symbols, or pictures
Acceleration Vocabularies - Answer - intended to increase the rate of communication for
people who can spell - letter codes stand for words, phrases, and sentences
Semantic Encoding - Answer - pictures/symbols/icons represent words, phrases, and
sentences. Icons have potential for multiple meanings
Predictive Selection - Answer - Icon prediction feature used with scanning
Predictive Scanning - Answer - predictive approach based on the frequency with which
certain letters follow others in English
Word Prediction and Word Completion - Answer - displays words or phrases a user is
typing based on what has already been typed
Fixed Predictive Devices - Answer - stored vocabulary that never changes - very
predictable and helps the user develop motor and cognitive patterns that make retrieval
faster
Adaptive Predictive Devices - Answer - change the order of words keeping most
frequently used words at the top of the list
Eye-Controlled Communication Systems - Answer - for people with severe limb
limitations but good eye and head control.
Keyguard - Answer - cover made of plexiglass or plastic that fits over a keyboard for
people who have difficulty pressing the right key or who produce extra movements as
they move key to key
Automatic Scanning - Answer - device presents available choices continuously. Users
must be able to wait for selection and activate accurately at the correct time
,Step scanning - Answer - press switch to move from choice to choice. Must active
another switch or wait for acceptance time to elapse to choose. Motor fatigue has
potential to be high with this method
Inverse Scanning - Answer - User holds switch to scan, releases to select
Instructions - Answer - ATPs should provide written instructions for all equipment and
make sure it is accessible to client, cognitively and physically. Provide supplemental
instructions if necessary
Motor Skills Training Program (3 stages) - Answer - 1. Activate switch and associate
switch with result
2. Activate switch at a certain time consistently
3. Increase array that the user can consistently select in order to improve scanning
selection skills
HAAT - Answer - Human Activity/Assistive Technology Model
Human
Activity
Assistive Technology
Context - Answer - Operator using AT system properly?
Does the system allow user to meet goals for activity?
Does the system bridge the gap between the skills the consumer has and the skills
needed for the activity?
Does the system perform in the physical, social, and cultural environment?
Follow-up versus Follow-along - Answer - Follow up = activities that occur immediately
after AT is installed
Follow-Along = activities that occur over a longer time span, often over a life-time
Scanning - Answer - Most common type of INDIRECT selection in which consumer
uses a switch to select option when highlighted
Directed Scanning - Answer - user initiates scanning process then selects option with a
joystick or other switch. This is the fastest indirect selection method
Acceptance Time - Answer - the length of time a user pauses at a choice during
directed scanning
Coded Access - Answer - selection method in which the user completes a sequence of
movements as a code for each item in a selection set
Spatial Characteristics of a Control Interface - Answer - size, shape, weight, number of
targets, size of targets, and amount of space between targets
, Visual Perception - Answer - process of assigning meaning to visual input
Environmental Interface - Answer - the part of the assistive device that takes in
information from the world (cameras and microphones are examples)
Once an ATP has chosen a potential device... - Answer - ...ideally the ATP will conduct
a trial with the actual device
C3 SCI - Answer - movement in chin and neck - will likely have ventillator
C4 SCI - Answer - movement in neck and shoulders - may be able to use a shoulder,
mouth, or chin as a control site
C5 SCI - Answer - movement in shoulders and can flex elbows
C6 SCI - Answer - movement in shoulders, can flex elbows, extend wrists, and pronate
forearms
C7 SCI - Answer - can move shoulders, elbows, and wrists. LACKS GRASP
Dysarthria - Answer - disorder of motor speech control in CNS or PNS. Characterized
by weakness, slowness, and lack of coordination in the muscles needed for speech
Apraxia - Answer - Motor control limitation stemming from CNS - the inability to make
purposeful movements
Aphasia - Answer - language disorder in both in speaking and understanding. stems
from neuromuscular conditions such as CP, ALS, TBI, CVA
Evaluation for WC should include - Answer - range of motion, strength, motor control,
skin integrity, vision, perception, abilities (propulsion and transfers)
Goals for Seating Intervention - Answer - normalizing tone
facilitating normal movement
maintain skeletal alignment and joint range of motion
Powered Mobility for Kids - Answer - Children as young as 18 months can safely
operate POVs - these vehicles facilitate the child's social, cognitive, perceptual, and
functional development.
Evaluation for Communication Device - Answer - language comprehension and
production
why type of symbols
which rate enhancement tools can they use
pragmatic language skills and social communicative skills
