QASP-S 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE
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✔✔discrimination training - ✔✔requires one response and two antecedant stimulus
conditions. The response in the presence of one stimulus is reinforced while a response
in the presence of the other is not. We are teaching them to make choices.
✔✔stimulus control - ✔✔A situation in which the frequency, latency, duration, or
amplitude of a behavior is altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent
stimulus.
✔✔Stimulus control transfer - ✔✔A procedure used to teach independence by
transferring stimulus from a prompt to something natural in the environment
✔✔Stimulus fading - ✔✔highlighting a physical dimension of a stimulus to increase the
likelihood of a correct response then the highlighted or exaggerated dimension is
eventually faded out (ex: using traffic safety cones to mark a boundary to stay within
and removing them slowly after the learner knows the boundaries)
✔✔Sources of Sensory Information - ✔✔Exteroception (external) and proprioception
(internal)
✔✔Sensory challenges of people with autism - ✔✔language delays or deficits
fine and gross motor delays
strong sensory interests
sensory aversions
an inability to interact with people and objects
an inability to stay within an interaction
repetitive sensory stereotypies (stimming)
and much more
, ✔✔events that increase anxiety for people with autism and how to manage them -
✔✔Unstructured time, waiting, academic pressure, large crowds, sensory issues
(overstimulation and/or seeking input)
Sensory input, Fidgets to improve self-regulation,
Sensory Integration Therapy
Visual schedules
Routines
✔✔biomedical approaches - ✔✔Diets and Supplements - such as the gluten-free,
casein-free diet, omega-3 fatty acids, and probiotics
Alternative Medical Procedures - such as chelation, hyperbaric therapy, and stem cell
therapy
Medications - such as antipsychotics, immune globulins, and oxytocin
✔✔appropriate indicators to use to signify transitioning - ✔✔visual schedules, timers,
cues, first/then (premac)
✔✔visual supports for ASD - ✔✔Visuals supports can be pictures, objects, sign
language or text.
✔✔Episodic Severity - ✔✔the measure of intensity or gravity of a behavioral incident
✔✔Phases of escalated behavior - ✔✔1. Calm
2. Trigger
3. Agitation (support, choices, proximity, relaxation)
4. Acceleration (limit verbal interaction, calm, assess situation)
5. Peak (assess safety, institute plan, room clears, coordinate with staff)
6. De-escalation (monitor, give space, non-judgemental discussion, easy/concrete
tasks)
7. Recovery (assist in returning to regular tasks)
✔✔Tips for creating visual supports - ✔✔They should be clear and concise
✔✔Continuous Measurement Procedures - ✔✔Measurement conducted in a manner
such that all instances of the response class of interest are detected during the
observation period.
✔✔Discontinuous Measurement Procedures - ✔✔Measurement conducted in a manner
such that some instances of the response class of interest may not be detected.
✔✔ABC Contingency - ✔✔Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
✔✔Four empirically supported pivotal behaviors - ✔✔motivation, responding to multiple
cues, self-management,social initiation
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✔✔discrimination training - ✔✔requires one response and two antecedant stimulus
conditions. The response in the presence of one stimulus is reinforced while a response
in the presence of the other is not. We are teaching them to make choices.
✔✔stimulus control - ✔✔A situation in which the frequency, latency, duration, or
amplitude of a behavior is altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent
stimulus.
✔✔Stimulus control transfer - ✔✔A procedure used to teach independence by
transferring stimulus from a prompt to something natural in the environment
✔✔Stimulus fading - ✔✔highlighting a physical dimension of a stimulus to increase the
likelihood of a correct response then the highlighted or exaggerated dimension is
eventually faded out (ex: using traffic safety cones to mark a boundary to stay within
and removing them slowly after the learner knows the boundaries)
✔✔Sources of Sensory Information - ✔✔Exteroception (external) and proprioception
(internal)
✔✔Sensory challenges of people with autism - ✔✔language delays or deficits
fine and gross motor delays
strong sensory interests
sensory aversions
an inability to interact with people and objects
an inability to stay within an interaction
repetitive sensory stereotypies (stimming)
and much more
, ✔✔events that increase anxiety for people with autism and how to manage them -
✔✔Unstructured time, waiting, academic pressure, large crowds, sensory issues
(overstimulation and/or seeking input)
Sensory input, Fidgets to improve self-regulation,
Sensory Integration Therapy
Visual schedules
Routines
✔✔biomedical approaches - ✔✔Diets and Supplements - such as the gluten-free,
casein-free diet, omega-3 fatty acids, and probiotics
Alternative Medical Procedures - such as chelation, hyperbaric therapy, and stem cell
therapy
Medications - such as antipsychotics, immune globulins, and oxytocin
✔✔appropriate indicators to use to signify transitioning - ✔✔visual schedules, timers,
cues, first/then (premac)
✔✔visual supports for ASD - ✔✔Visuals supports can be pictures, objects, sign
language or text.
✔✔Episodic Severity - ✔✔the measure of intensity or gravity of a behavioral incident
✔✔Phases of escalated behavior - ✔✔1. Calm
2. Trigger
3. Agitation (support, choices, proximity, relaxation)
4. Acceleration (limit verbal interaction, calm, assess situation)
5. Peak (assess safety, institute plan, room clears, coordinate with staff)
6. De-escalation (monitor, give space, non-judgemental discussion, easy/concrete
tasks)
7. Recovery (assist in returning to regular tasks)
✔✔Tips for creating visual supports - ✔✔They should be clear and concise
✔✔Continuous Measurement Procedures - ✔✔Measurement conducted in a manner
such that all instances of the response class of interest are detected during the
observation period.
✔✔Discontinuous Measurement Procedures - ✔✔Measurement conducted in a manner
such that some instances of the response class of interest may not be detected.
✔✔ABC Contingency - ✔✔Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
✔✔Four empirically supported pivotal behaviors - ✔✔motivation, responding to multiple
cues, self-management,social initiation
