ABAT Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions

ABAT Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions ASD and common characteristics and deficits - Correct Answer️️ -impaired communication, impaired reciprocal social interaction and restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviors or interests. Autism as a spectrum disorder with a triad of primary impairments - Correct Answer️️ - Social and Emotional Interaction: Standing too close to people, unaware of different ways of interacting with others, has desire to have friends and relationships but struggles to initiate them Imagination and Flexibility of Thought: does not understand understand others points of view or feelings, takes everything literally, and agitated by change in routine Social Communication and Language: asks repetitive questions, cannot 'read between the lives' of what people mean, communicates for one needs rather than for 'social' engagement, and makes factual comments inappropriate to the context 'Red flags' used in early diagnosis - Correct Answer️️ -Any loss of speech, babbling, gestures or social skills should be taken very seriously, as regression is a major red flag for autism. TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 2/28 Overview of diagnosis; how and when - Correct Answer️️ -Doctors look at the child's developmental history and behavior to make a diagnosis. ASD can sometimes be detected at 18 months or younger. By age 2, a diagnosis by an experienced professional can be considered very reliable. However, many children do not receive a final diagnosis until much older. Identify risk factors to ASD - Correct Answer️️ -Your child's sex. Boys are about four times more likely to develop autism spectrum disorder than girls are. Family history. Families who have one child with autism spectrum disorder have an increased risk of having another child with the disorder. ... Other disorders. ... Extremely preterm babies. ... Parents' ages Pragmatic Language - Correct Answer️️ -the use of appropriate communication in social situations (knowing what to say, how to say it, and when to say it) Receptive Language - Correct Answer️️ -the understanding of information provided in a variety of ways such as sounds and words; movement and gestures; and signs and symbols. Expressive Language - Correct Answer️️ -our ability to communicate our thoughts and feelings through words, gestures, signs, and/or symbols TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 3/28 Sensory-Motor - Correct Answer️️ -the process whereby a child gains use and coordination of his/her muscles of the trunk, arms, legs and hands (motor development), and begins to experience (through sensory input) the environment through sight, sounds, smell, taste and hearing Social Skills - Correct Answer️️ -the skills we use everyday to interact and communicate with others. They include verbal and non-verbal communication, such as speech, gesture, facial expression and body language. Joint Attention - Correct Answer️️ -When the child points to something, not because they want it, but to show it to someone for a social purpose. Stereotypy - Correct Answer️️ -suppressible, repetitive, rhythmical, coordinated, purposeless, fixed, and nonfunctional pattern of movements. Disorders commonly associated in differential diagnosis, such as learning disabilities, processing disorders, etc. - Correct Answer️️ -Learning Disabilities: Learning disabilities are disorders that affect the ability to understand or use spoken or written language, do mathematical calculations, coordinate movements, or direct attention. Processing Disorders: are conditions in which the brain has difficulty receiving and responding to information that comes through the senses. Identify comorbid disorders associated with ASD - Correct Answer️️ -Anxiety, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, Down Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 4/28 Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Intellectual Disability and Developmental Delays, Motor Difficulties, OCD, Seizures and Epilepsy, Tourette Syndrome, and Tuberous Sclerosis Scope and role of practice for the ABAT - Correct Answer️️ -ABA! The application of experimental analysis of behavior to problems of social importance Stay in your realm of knowledge Remain competent and up to date by completing ongoing training, courses, workshops, CEUs Ensure that your coursework, fieldwork is supervised You design, conduct, and report based on scientific and ethical research QABA code of ethics, policies, and procedures - Correct Answer️️ - Limitations of confidentiality - Correct Answer️️ -Child abuse or neglect; imminent severe harm to another, or imminent severe harm to the person Have written consent TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 5/28 Use specific forms for reporting HIPAA - Correct Answer️️ -A federal law that restricts an entity's ability to disclose and/or protect health information. It protects a person's Personal Health Information (PHI) including medical records by providing both ELECTRONIC and PHYSICAL security for a person's records. Protect information: written consent, no sharing on social media, encrypt records, double lock, use codes Advocacy and collaborative approach to intervention - Correct Answer️️ -IEP: The IEP is a written LEGAL document that describes the education plan for a student with a disability. Free appropriate public education (FAPE) with no cost Special education specifically designed to meet the needs of the students' unique needs. The IEP helps the school meet the student's special needs. IEP meetings happen yearly (parents, regular teach, sped teacher, student (if appropriate), others who work with student) Process: Present levels of educational performance → goals for the year → An explanation of how much of the student's school day (if any) they will spend in the regular class and other school activities. → The modifications you will need when state TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 6/28 or district-wide tests are given → When and where the school will start providing services to you, how often the services will be provided, and how long the services are expected to last → What special education and related services the school will provide to you → The transition services you need to get ready for life after finishing high school (portfolio, etc.) IEP: Individualized Education Plan - Correct Answer️️ -A written legal document that is tailored to a public school child who qualifies for special education. IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - Correct Answer️️ -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 studen