ASD Exam #1 Actual Questions with
Correct Answers 2024…Grade A+
What are the diagnostic criteria outlined by the DSM-5? ✔✔1. deficits in social
communication (child must demonstrate all 3 characteristics)
2. Restricted, repetitive, patterns of behavior (child must demonstrate at least 2
characteristics
T/F - a child must demonstrate deficits across contexts and they must be specific in
order to show they are truly demonstrating the characteristic ✔✔True
What are the 3 subcategories of deficits in social communication? ✔✔1. Deficits in
social emotional reciprocity
2. Deficits in nonverbal communicative behavior
3. Difficulty developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships
What are the 4 subcategories of restricted, repetitive, patterns of behavior? ✔✔1.
Stereotypy
2. Insistence on sameness
3. Restricted interest
4. Hyper/hyporeactivity to sensory input OR unusual sensory input
Difficulty with back and forth describes what characteristic? ✔✔Social emotional
reciprocity
Difficulty with maintaining, developing, and understanding relationships describes what
characteristic? ✔✔Social emotional reciprocity
,Difficulty with social approach describes what characteristic? ✔✔Social emotional
reciprocity
Reduced sharing or interest, emotion, or affect describes what characteristics?
✔✔Social emotional reciprocity
Deficits with body language describes what characteristic? ✔✔Deficits with nonverbal
communication
Deficits with eye contact (joint attention, prolonged eye lock, mutual eye gaze, etc.)
describes what characteristic? ✔✔Deficits with nonverbal communication
Limited range of facial expressions describes what characteristic? ✔✔Deficits with
nonverbal communication
Prolonged difficulty with proximity describes what characteristic? ✔✔Deficits with
nonverbal communication
Reduced social engagement with others describes with characteristic? ✔✔Difficulties in
developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships
Difficulty adjusting behavior depending on social context describes with characteristic?
✔✔Difficulties in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships
Stereotypy is any __________ behavior ✔✔repetitive
Stereotypy can be either ____________ based or _________ based ✔✔motor; vocal
, What are the two major categories of vocal stereotypy? ✔✔echolalia, idiosyncractic
vocalizations
Echolalia can be ______________ or __________ in nature ✔✔immediate; delayed
_____________ is a delayed form of echolalia that is longer in nature ✔✔scripting
It can be assumed that stereotypy is a ____________ ______________ or
______________ _____________ ✔✔sensory focus; sensory feedback
Restricted interest is a level of interest that is _________________ or
________________ in intensity ✔✔abnormal; significant
What are the levels of support for ASD? ✔✔Level 3 - requiring very substantial support
Level 2 - requiring substantial support
Level 1 - requiring support
The purpose of the levels of support are to __________ the level in each category
✔✔describe
T/F there will be a separate level for each domain ✔✔true
T/F the levels of support don't necessarily look at the functioning, rather how much
support they need to be successful ✔✔true
What are the 4 categories an individual must demonstrate to be diagnosed with social
pragmatic communication disorder? ✔✔1. Deficits in using social communication for a
social purpose
2. Impairment of the ability to change communication to match context or the needs of
the listener
Correct Answers 2024…Grade A+
What are the diagnostic criteria outlined by the DSM-5? ✔✔1. deficits in social
communication (child must demonstrate all 3 characteristics)
2. Restricted, repetitive, patterns of behavior (child must demonstrate at least 2
characteristics
T/F - a child must demonstrate deficits across contexts and they must be specific in
order to show they are truly demonstrating the characteristic ✔✔True
What are the 3 subcategories of deficits in social communication? ✔✔1. Deficits in
social emotional reciprocity
2. Deficits in nonverbal communicative behavior
3. Difficulty developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships
What are the 4 subcategories of restricted, repetitive, patterns of behavior? ✔✔1.
Stereotypy
2. Insistence on sameness
3. Restricted interest
4. Hyper/hyporeactivity to sensory input OR unusual sensory input
Difficulty with back and forth describes what characteristic? ✔✔Social emotional
reciprocity
Difficulty with maintaining, developing, and understanding relationships describes what
characteristic? ✔✔Social emotional reciprocity
,Difficulty with social approach describes what characteristic? ✔✔Social emotional
reciprocity
Reduced sharing or interest, emotion, or affect describes what characteristics?
✔✔Social emotional reciprocity
Deficits with body language describes what characteristic? ✔✔Deficits with nonverbal
communication
Deficits with eye contact (joint attention, prolonged eye lock, mutual eye gaze, etc.)
describes what characteristic? ✔✔Deficits with nonverbal communication
Limited range of facial expressions describes what characteristic? ✔✔Deficits with
nonverbal communication
Prolonged difficulty with proximity describes what characteristic? ✔✔Deficits with
nonverbal communication
Reduced social engagement with others describes with characteristic? ✔✔Difficulties in
developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships
Difficulty adjusting behavior depending on social context describes with characteristic?
✔✔Difficulties in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships
Stereotypy is any __________ behavior ✔✔repetitive
Stereotypy can be either ____________ based or _________ based ✔✔motor; vocal
, What are the two major categories of vocal stereotypy? ✔✔echolalia, idiosyncractic
vocalizations
Echolalia can be ______________ or __________ in nature ✔✔immediate; delayed
_____________ is a delayed form of echolalia that is longer in nature ✔✔scripting
It can be assumed that stereotypy is a ____________ ______________ or
______________ _____________ ✔✔sensory focus; sensory feedback
Restricted interest is a level of interest that is _________________ or
________________ in intensity ✔✔abnormal; significant
What are the levels of support for ASD? ✔✔Level 3 - requiring very substantial support
Level 2 - requiring substantial support
Level 1 - requiring support
The purpose of the levels of support are to __________ the level in each category
✔✔describe
T/F there will be a separate level for each domain ✔✔true
T/F the levels of support don't necessarily look at the functioning, rather how much
support they need to be successful ✔✔true
What are the 4 categories an individual must demonstrate to be diagnosed with social
pragmatic communication disorder? ✔✔1. Deficits in using social communication for a
social purpose
2. Impairment of the ability to change communication to match context or the needs of
the listener
