FNP 2 Final Exam Questions Complete Solution 2023

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by? - 1. Deficits in social communication & interaction across multiple contexts 2. Restrictive, repetitive patterns of behaviors, interests, and activities General clinical findings of ASD - -problems with social interactions, communication, and language skills shown by their unusual ways of relating to people, objects & events -abnormal responses to sensory stimuli, usually sound -restrictive, repetitive, or stereotyped behavior and echolalia speech Clinical findings of ASD in infants - -passive, non-engaging, quiet, floppy infant or a difficult, colicky, stiff baby with poor eye contact -attachment problems, failure to respond to name or gestures Clinical findings of ASD in toddlers - -language delays, lack of social relatedness, & severe behavioral problems -expressive language is delayed -echolalia (repetition of words of phrases), have trouble modulating tone of voice -social detachment, decreased eye contact, lack of reciprocity or initiating conversation, lack of fear, poor creative skills -persistent/excessive temper tantrums, preference to line, stack or spin toys, insistence on routines