ABAT EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is autism? ✔✔A developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by
difficulty in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of
thought and behavior
-autism as a spectrum disorder with a triad of primary impairments
What are the triad of impairments? ✔✔1. Social
2. Communication
3. Restrictive/Repetitive Behavior
What are common characteristics of social/communication? ✔✔-intrusive touching
-all "businesss talk" (taking things seriously and can not catch on social queues in a way/ how
Chloe acts)
-lack of eye contact
-limited facial expressions
-does not play with others
,-does not initiate conversation
-abnormal volume of voice
What are common characteristics of restrictive/repetitive behaviors? ✔✔-repetition of words/rate
of language
-rigid adherence (no budging)
-repetitive behavior hand flipping ( stim)
-spinning (stim)
-teeth grinding
-atypical sensory behavior to texture/smell/sound/5 senses
What are the 5 disorders that make up ASD? ✔✔1. Autistic Disorder - also known as causal
autism
2. Aspergers Syndrome
3. Pervasive Developmental Disorder - also known as PDD-NOS
4. Rett's Syndrome
5. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder - also known as CDD
, Social and Emotional Interaction issues ✔✔- standing too close to people
-unaware of different ways of interacting with others
-has desire to have friends and relationships but struggles to initiate and maintain these
Imagination and Flexibility of Thought issues ✔✔- does not understand others points of view or
feelings
-takes everything literally
-agitated by change in routine
Social communication and Language issues ✔✔- asks repetitive questions
- cannot read between the lines of what people mean
- communicates for own needs rather than for 'social' engagement
- makes factual comments inappropriate to the context
Terminology associated with diagnosis ✔✔-pragmatic language
-receptive and expressive language
-sensory motor
-social skills
ANSWERS
What is autism? ✔✔A developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by
difficulty in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of
thought and behavior
-autism as a spectrum disorder with a triad of primary impairments
What are the triad of impairments? ✔✔1. Social
2. Communication
3. Restrictive/Repetitive Behavior
What are common characteristics of social/communication? ✔✔-intrusive touching
-all "businesss talk" (taking things seriously and can not catch on social queues in a way/ how
Chloe acts)
-lack of eye contact
-limited facial expressions
-does not play with others
,-does not initiate conversation
-abnormal volume of voice
What are common characteristics of restrictive/repetitive behaviors? ✔✔-repetition of words/rate
of language
-rigid adherence (no budging)
-repetitive behavior hand flipping ( stim)
-spinning (stim)
-teeth grinding
-atypical sensory behavior to texture/smell/sound/5 senses
What are the 5 disorders that make up ASD? ✔✔1. Autistic Disorder - also known as causal
autism
2. Aspergers Syndrome
3. Pervasive Developmental Disorder - also known as PDD-NOS
4. Rett's Syndrome
5. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder - also known as CDD
, Social and Emotional Interaction issues ✔✔- standing too close to people
-unaware of different ways of interacting with others
-has desire to have friends and relationships but struggles to initiate and maintain these
Imagination and Flexibility of Thought issues ✔✔- does not understand others points of view or
feelings
-takes everything literally
-agitated by change in routine
Social communication and Language issues ✔✔- asks repetitive questions
- cannot read between the lines of what people mean
- communicates for own needs rather than for 'social' engagement
- makes factual comments inappropriate to the context
Terminology associated with diagnosis ✔✔-pragmatic language
-receptive and expressive language
-sensory motor
-social skills
