QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE.
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Which of the following issues have been identified to sig. Affect outcomes for an individual with
autism? - CORRECT ANSWER - behavioral issues and sig. Language impairment
Before you accept your first adolescent or adult client with autism, which of the following should
you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - understand research, define the practical parameters, prepare
staff and resources
The assessment of functional living skills (AFLS) helps to measure -
- CORRECT ANSWER - functional and practical skills
Which of the following is a way to evaluate your services to adolescents and adults - CORRECT
ANSWER - satisfaction surveys, staff feedback, and overall client data
The number of individuals diagnosed with autism has over the past few decades -
- CORRECT ANSWER - increased
In a study that addressed pool exiting behavior, differential reinforcement of alternative behavior
was used to reduce - CORRECT ANSWER - refusal behavior
Behavior skills training has been used to train young adult to - CORRECT ANSWER - ask for a
model of how to complete a task
Why is staffing a major consideration when planning to provide services to adolescents and
adults - CORRECT ANSWER - payers may have restrictions on certain ratios for certain
services
Promoting the emergence of advanced knowledge relational training (PEAK) -
- CORRECT ANSWER - is both an assessment and a program guide
Generalization training is effective when it is taught - CORRECT ANSWER - across people,
settings, and circumstances
Peter always says, "this job is too important not to love it, so go big or home. Really-" what does
he mean by this - CORRECT ANSWER - think in bigger terms in regards to your clients, do not
limit them with perceived notions of what their maximum outcomes are
Peter recommends making organization mission statements that are specific and meaningful to
client/student outcomes; that clients/students graduate from the program and they are -
CORRECT ANSWER - all of the above (all goals listed from relias are important goals)
, Response efficiency is the case with which task (desirable or not) can be accurately
accomplished. A response efficient intervention may be which of the following -
- CORRECT ANSWER - all of the above
Which of the following is a true statement - CORRECT ANSWER - identifying symbol/word on
a pedestrian light means stop in an academic behavior but actually stopping in response to
pedestrian light is adaptive behavior
The single most important reason we should teach sexual education to individuals with ASD is -
CORRECT ANSWER - help prevent sexual abuse
What intervention is one of the most researched interventions for adults with ASD that increases
independence and self-initiation - CORRECT ANSWER - self monitoring
What is the 5-year rule of personal and sexual safety - CORRECT ANSWER - teach skills to
individuals with autism in regards to personal safety, hygiene, and sexuality that they will need
to have mastered in 5 years
What are 5 parameters of effective adaptive behavior intervention - CORRECT ANSWER -
context, intensity, efficiency, transfer of control, value
What is the best definition of adaptive behavior? Adaptive behavior is defined as - CORRECT
ANSWER - those skills that enable the individual to meet standards of personal independence
that would be expected of his own age and social group
Social context of urinals is a classic example of - CORRECT ANSWER - how complex social
rules can be in different contexts
Do not expect parent's behavior to change overnight, to assist changing parent behavior use -
CORRECT ANSWER - reinforcement, shaping and patience
What does the functionality index do to help educators - CORRECT ANSWER - assists
educators to identify what skills are the most functional for their students to learn
Designate where it is ok to masturbate, what place should be designated as okay -
- CORRECT ANSWER - their bedroom at home
Complete the quote below: "A major difficulty confronting those interested in adolescents and
adult with autism is " - CORRECT ANSWER - a lack of empirical data
What are some skill excesses of deficits that the community will not accept in regards to
employment that Peter discussed - CORRECT ANSWER - extreme aggression, poor bathroom
skills, and eating behavior