BCAT Exam Study Guide 2024 with Complete Solutions!

Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity - ANSWER -abnormal social approach -failure of normal back-and-forth conversation -reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect -failure to initiate or respond to social interactions example of deficit of social-emotional reciprocity - ANSWER he teacher tells students to find a partner to work with on a math activity. As students move around the classroom pairing up, Michelle, a student with autism, stands in the middle of the classroom looking at the other students. For this assignment, Michelle may be having difficulty with initiating social interactions. Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction - ANSWER -poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication -abnormalities in eye contact and body language -deficits in understanding and use of gestures -lack of facial expressions -nonverbal communication Examples of nonverbal communication - ANSWER shrugging shoulders when you don't know pointing at a picture in a book to show another person frowning when someone tells you sad news. Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships - ANSWER -difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts -difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends -absence of interest in peers stereotypes or repetitive motor movements, use of objects or speech - ANSWER simple motor stereotypes lining up toys or flipping objects echolalia idiosyncratic phrases. idiosyncratic phrases - ANSWER this is where the child uses a word or expression to refer to something which is unrelated or irrelevant echolalia - ANSWER repeating what has been said but not understanding why or what has been said. primary motor stereotypes - ANSWER flapping and waving of the arms, hand flapping, he