ABAT 2026 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔What is Asperger Syndrome? - ✔✔- high functioning autism
- have difficulty interacting socially
-exhibit a restrictive range of interests / repetitive behavior
- motor development may be delayed causing clumsiness or uncoordinated motor
movements
✔✔What is joint attention? - ✔✔Occurs when two people share interests in an object
-when the child points to something, not because they want it, but to show it to someone
for a social purpose
-child can respond to someone initiating the joint attention or they can initiate it
EXAMPLE: pointing to a toy, bringing attention to something
✔✔What is HYPERsensitivity? - ✔✔-over reactivity to sensory input
-being overwhelmed by a stimulus that most people would consider normal or common
EXAMPLE: whenever the phone rings, a child with hypersensitivity might close their
ears shut because they are sensitive to the noise
✔✔What is HYPOsensitivity? - ✔✔- under reactivity to sensory input
- brain does not register incoming stimuli appropriately so the child is not as affected by
the stimuli
, EXAMPLE: child spinning constantly and never appears to be dizzy
✔✔What is serial memory processing? - ✔✔-the act of attending to and processing one
item at a time
- information is sequential or in stages
-similar to DTT
EXAMPLE: when teaching a kid about coins, you introduce each coin individually
✔✔What is parallel memory processing? - ✔✔-the act of attending to and processing all
items simultaneously
—knowing your color, motion, shape, and depth
-similar to PRT
✔✔What are the functions of behaviors? - ✔✔1. SELF STIMULATORY : the individual
behaves in a specific way because it feels good to them
2. ESCAPE/AVOIDANCE : the individual engages in a behavior to get out of doing
something he/she does not want to do
3. ATTENTION SEEKING : the individual engages in a behavior to get focuses attention
from parents, teachers, siblings, or peers
4. TANGIBLES (ACCESS/TARGETING) : individual engages in a hagiography in order
to get a highly preferred item or participate in a highly preferred activity
✔✔What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)? - ✔✔- GOAL : to
provide students with disabilities the same opportunity for education as those students
who do not have a disability; providing free appropriate public education (FAPE) with no
cost and Special Education specifically designed to meet the needs of the students
unique needs
✔✔What is Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)? - ✔✔-part of IDEA
-states that children who receive special education, should learn in a least restrictive
environment
-children should get to spend as much time as possible in the general education
classroom with other children who are not in special education
✔✔What is an Individual Education Plan (IEP)? - ✔✔- a written legal document that is
tailored to a public school child who qualifies for special education
- describes how the students learns, how the student best demonstrates that learning
and what teachers and service providers will do to help the student learn more
effectively
-intended to help children reach educational goals more easily than they otherwise
would
✔✔What is Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP)? - ✔✔- an assessment
instrument designed for teachers to observe, document, and reflect on learning,
SURE A+
✔✔What is Asperger Syndrome? - ✔✔- high functioning autism
- have difficulty interacting socially
-exhibit a restrictive range of interests / repetitive behavior
- motor development may be delayed causing clumsiness or uncoordinated motor
movements
✔✔What is joint attention? - ✔✔Occurs when two people share interests in an object
-when the child points to something, not because they want it, but to show it to someone
for a social purpose
-child can respond to someone initiating the joint attention or they can initiate it
EXAMPLE: pointing to a toy, bringing attention to something
✔✔What is HYPERsensitivity? - ✔✔-over reactivity to sensory input
-being overwhelmed by a stimulus that most people would consider normal or common
EXAMPLE: whenever the phone rings, a child with hypersensitivity might close their
ears shut because they are sensitive to the noise
✔✔What is HYPOsensitivity? - ✔✔- under reactivity to sensory input
- brain does not register incoming stimuli appropriately so the child is not as affected by
the stimuli
, EXAMPLE: child spinning constantly and never appears to be dizzy
✔✔What is serial memory processing? - ✔✔-the act of attending to and processing one
item at a time
- information is sequential or in stages
-similar to DTT
EXAMPLE: when teaching a kid about coins, you introduce each coin individually
✔✔What is parallel memory processing? - ✔✔-the act of attending to and processing all
items simultaneously
—knowing your color, motion, shape, and depth
-similar to PRT
✔✔What are the functions of behaviors? - ✔✔1. SELF STIMULATORY : the individual
behaves in a specific way because it feels good to them
2. ESCAPE/AVOIDANCE : the individual engages in a behavior to get out of doing
something he/she does not want to do
3. ATTENTION SEEKING : the individual engages in a behavior to get focuses attention
from parents, teachers, siblings, or peers
4. TANGIBLES (ACCESS/TARGETING) : individual engages in a hagiography in order
to get a highly preferred item or participate in a highly preferred activity
✔✔What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)? - ✔✔- GOAL : to
provide students with disabilities the same opportunity for education as those students
who do not have a disability; providing free appropriate public education (FAPE) with no
cost and Special Education specifically designed to meet the needs of the students
unique needs
✔✔What is Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)? - ✔✔-part of IDEA
-states that children who receive special education, should learn in a least restrictive
environment
-children should get to spend as much time as possible in the general education
classroom with other children who are not in special education
✔✔What is an Individual Education Plan (IEP)? - ✔✔- a written legal document that is
tailored to a public school child who qualifies for special education
- describes how the students learns, how the student best demonstrates that learning
and what teachers and service providers will do to help the student learn more
effectively
-intended to help children reach educational goals more easily than they otherwise
would
✔✔What is Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP)? - ✔✔- an assessment
instrument designed for teachers to observe, document, and reflect on learning,
