ABAT EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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What is autism? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A developmental
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disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in
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social interaction and communication and by restricted or
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repetitive patterns of thought and behavior |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




-autism as a spectrum disorder with a triad of primary
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impairments


What are the triad of impairments? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1.
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Social |\




2. Communication
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3. Restrictive/Repetitive Behavior
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What are common characteristics of social/communication? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-intrusive touching |\ |\ |\ |\




-all "businesss talk" (taking things seriously and can not catch on
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social queues in a way/ how Chloe acts)
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-lack of eye contact
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-limited facial expressions |\ |\




-does not play with others
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-does not initiate conversation
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-abnormal volume of voice |\ |\ |\

,What are common characteristics of restrictive/repetitive
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behaviors? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-repetition of words/rate of
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language
-rigid adherence (no budging)
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-repetitive behavior hand flipping ( stim) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




-spinning (stim) |\ |\




-teeth grinding |\




-atypical sensory behavior to texture/smell/sound/5 senses
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What are the 5 disorders that make up ASD? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1. Autistic Disorder - also known as causal autism
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2. Aspergers Syndrome
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3. Pervasive Developmental Disorder - also known as PDD-NOS
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4. Rett's Syndrome
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5. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder - also known as CDD
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Social and Emotional Interaction issues - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔- standing too close to people
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-unaware of different ways of interacting with others
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-has desire to have friends and relationships but struggles to
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initiate and maintain these
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Imagination and Flexibility of Thought issues - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ANSWERS ✔✔- does not understand others points of view or
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feelings |\

, -takes everything literally
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-agitated by change in routine |\ |\ |\ |\




Social communication and Language issues - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔- asks repetitive questions
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- cannot read between the lines of what people mean
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- communicates for own needs rather than for 'social'
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engagement |\




- makes factual comments inappropriate to the context
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Terminology associated with diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


pragmatic language |\ |\




-receptive and expressive language |\ |\ |\ |\




-sensory motor |\ |\




-social skills |\




-joint attention |\




-stereotypy


What is Comorbidity? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Children with ASD
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may also have other medical or psychiatric conditions
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What are common conditions that might be diagnosed with
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children with ASD? (Comorbid disorders) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔- anxiety
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- ADHD
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- Bipolar disorder
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