Autism Core Knowledge QABA ABAT Exam Study
Slides Part 1 Latest Update
Autisitic Disorder- ANSWER Children that were highly intelligent yet exhibited "a
powerful desire for aloneness" and "an obsessive insistence on persistent sameness"
Asperger Syndrome- ANSWER • Discovered by Hans Asperger
• Individuals exhibiting similar deficiencies in social interaction, yet with a stronger
development in language
• High functioning form of autism
• Known as "Little Professors" due to excessive knowledge in 1 subject area
Five Disorders that are encompassed within ASD diagnosis: - ANSWER • Autistic
Disorder: also known as "Classical Autism"
• Asperger Syndrome
• Pervasive Developmental Disorder: otherwise known as PDD-NOS
• Retts Syndrome
• Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD)
T/F: There is NO single cause of ASD - ANSWER True
Complex relationship between ____________ and ____________ factors. - ANSWER Genetic
predisposition, environmental
Characterized by _____________ and ___________ patterns. - ANSWER social
communication deficits, restricted and repetitive behavior
, Two types of diagnosis critiria: - ANSWER - International Classification of Disease, Tenth
Edition (ICD 10)
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM V)
What is the ASD: Triad of Primary Impairments? - ANSWER 1. Social & Emotional
Interaction
2. Imagination & Flexibility of Thought
3. Social Communication & Language
Characteristics of Social & Emotional Interaction Impairments: - ANSWER • Standing too
close to people
• Naive to different ways of interacting with others
• Has desire to have friends and relationships but struggles to initiate and maintain
these
Characteristics of Imagination & Flexibility of Thought Impairments: - ANSWER • Does
not understand others points of view or feelings
• Takes everything literally
• Agitated by change in routine
Characteristics of Social Communication & Language Impairments: - ANSWER • Asks
repetitive questions
Unable to 'read between the lines' of what people mean
Communicates for own needs, rather than for 'social' engagement
Makes factual comments inappropriate to the context
Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC announces prevalence rates of autism;
updated every _______ years.
2016: 1 in every _____ children
2018: 1 in every _____ children
Slides Part 1 Latest Update
Autisitic Disorder- ANSWER Children that were highly intelligent yet exhibited "a
powerful desire for aloneness" and "an obsessive insistence on persistent sameness"
Asperger Syndrome- ANSWER • Discovered by Hans Asperger
• Individuals exhibiting similar deficiencies in social interaction, yet with a stronger
development in language
• High functioning form of autism
• Known as "Little Professors" due to excessive knowledge in 1 subject area
Five Disorders that are encompassed within ASD diagnosis: - ANSWER • Autistic
Disorder: also known as "Classical Autism"
• Asperger Syndrome
• Pervasive Developmental Disorder: otherwise known as PDD-NOS
• Retts Syndrome
• Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD)
T/F: There is NO single cause of ASD - ANSWER True
Complex relationship between ____________ and ____________ factors. - ANSWER Genetic
predisposition, environmental
Characterized by _____________ and ___________ patterns. - ANSWER social
communication deficits, restricted and repetitive behavior
, Two types of diagnosis critiria: - ANSWER - International Classification of Disease, Tenth
Edition (ICD 10)
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM V)
What is the ASD: Triad of Primary Impairments? - ANSWER 1. Social & Emotional
Interaction
2. Imagination & Flexibility of Thought
3. Social Communication & Language
Characteristics of Social & Emotional Interaction Impairments: - ANSWER • Standing too
close to people
• Naive to different ways of interacting with others
• Has desire to have friends and relationships but struggles to initiate and maintain
these
Characteristics of Imagination & Flexibility of Thought Impairments: - ANSWER • Does
not understand others points of view or feelings
• Takes everything literally
• Agitated by change in routine
Characteristics of Social Communication & Language Impairments: - ANSWER • Asks
repetitive questions
Unable to 'read between the lines' of what people mean
Communicates for own needs, rather than for 'social' engagement
Makes factual comments inappropriate to the context
Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC announces prevalence rates of autism;
updated every _______ years.
2016: 1 in every _____ children
2018: 1 in every _____ children
