BCAT Certification Test| 100 Questions & Answers(GRADED A)

Latency - ANSWER Elapsed time from the onset of a stimulus to the initiation of a response Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity - ANSWER ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions or affect, to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions. Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction - ANSWER ranging for example, from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication; to abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of gestures; to lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication. Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships - ANSWER ranging, for example, from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts, to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends, to absence of interest in peers. Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or Speech - ANSWER Often referred to as "Stimming" or "Stims". These are self-initiated, repetitive movements (e.g. rocking, vocalizations, flapping, spinning, finger-flicking, and/or unusual manipulation of inanimate objects) that can be vocal or motor. For some individuals with Autism these behaviors can occur at very high frequencies, sometimes 100+ times per day. Individuals with Autism may engage in these behaviors for automatic reinforcement purposes, but that isn't always the case (function can vary). Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior - ANSWER extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with transitions, rigid thinking pattern, greeting rituals, need to take same route or eat same food every day highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus - ANSWER strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or perseverative interests hyper or hypo reactivity to sensory input or unusual interests in sensory aspects of environment - ANSWER apparent indifference to pain/temperature, adverse response to specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects, visual fascination with lights or movement