Week 13: Autism

Question 1

what is the diagnostic criteria for ASD?

Answer 1

1. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interactions across contexts
2. Restricted repetitive patterns of behavior interests or activities

Question 2

what is the relationship between DLD and ASD?

Answer 2

-autism can co-exist with DLD

-children can have a need for language support associated with autism- a language disorder associated with a biomedical condition

Question 3

what are shared characteristics of ASD and DLD?

Answer 3

• challenges with social communication
• Difficulty expressing thoughts and understanding others’ speech
• Life long condition

Question 4

what are communication challenges for children with ASD?

Answer 4

• difficulties with early communication which will then in turn effect word learning
• Difficulties with coordinating gestures with vocalizations

Question 5

what are additional considerations for assessment?

Answer 5

Building an honest connection with your client and following their lead.

Knowing and honoring all communication attempts.

building on the child’s communicative system and incorporating caregiver support

providing supports for self regulation.

Question 6

Multiple instruments and assessments for autism, remember that if we are using an assessment that we…

Answer 6

can use for anyone it may not be appropriate

Question 7

early intervention xxx outcomes

Answer 7

improved

Question 8

autism can coexist with xxx

Answer 8

DLD

Question 9

what are often the first signs of a developmental delay or disability?

Answer 9

early delays in social communication, expressive speech/language, and symbolic functioning

Question 10

define The CSBS DP Infant-Toddler Checklist

Answer 10

pediatricians used the checklist to screen children at 1-year check-ups, showed great promise in detecting possible early signs of autism

Question 11

what is the M-CHAT-R/

Answer 11

a 2-stage parent-report screening tool to assess risk for ASD

Question 12

children with ASD prefer xxx play over xxx play

Answer 12

solidary; social

Question 13

children with autism do object exploration in xxx or xxx ways

Answer 13

repetitive; restricted

Question 14

define the theory of mind

Answer 14

The ability to understand that others have thoughts, beliefs, feelings,
and perspectives that are different from one’s own

Question 15

Larger xxx than xxx language at 30 months of age , but
discrepancy does not continue through preschool years

Answer 15

expressive; receptive

Question 16

children with ASD have xxx sense of semantic relationships and categories

Answer 16

poor

Question 17

what are some other struggles that children with ASD have with semantics?

Answer 17

encoding relevant messages
pronoun reference
language comprehension
literal interpretations
temporal sequencing

Question 18

what are some differences that children with ASD have in pragmatics

Answer 18

joint attention
gestures or imitation behaviors
initiating and ending interactions
turn-taking
use of prosody

Question 19

xxx and xxx xxx may be meeting communicative functions

Answer 19

echolalia; scripted speech

Question 20

children with ASD are often described as language xxx

Answer 20

chunkers

Question 21

what is gestalt processing style?

Answer 21

Produce whole phrases without understanding the individual components

Question 22

what does gestalt processing style limit?

Answer 22

the ability to form associations in
language

Question 23

is there evidence supporting natural language acquisition

Answer 23

not sufficient or inconclusive supporting empirical evidence to date

Question 24

children with ASD tend to have difficulties breaking down language, this can be seen through challenges with..

Answer 24

morphosyntax
phonology
-good producing, poor processing
hyperlexia
- good word recognition with little comprehension

Question 25

define multi sensory processing

Answer 25

integrating info from different senses

Question 26

in terms of sensory what do we need to consider?

Answer 26

the child’s sensory needs first Consult and collaborate with OT General sensory strategies to support children with Autism

Question 27

xx-xx% of autistic individuals experience auditory sensitivity in their lifetime

Answer 27

50-70%

Question 28

68.9 % of the children with ASD between 3 and 5 years and 11 months old showed indicative of

Answer 28

sleep disorders

Question 29

There is a positive correlation between xxx xxx and ASD xxxx

Answer 29

sleep disorders; severity

Question 30

Possible xxx xxxx in processing visual, auditory, linguistic, and cognitive processing

Answer 30

neurological differences

Question 31

what are some ways we can support children with ASD?

Answer 31

encouraging communication rather than demanding it comments more than questions differences over deficits acknowledging their interests social skills are bidirectional

Question 32

we want to xxx vs "fix" deficits

Answer 32

affirm

Question 33

what are some key factors that improve the effectiveness of early social communication?

Answer 33

inclusion of caregiver increased dosage of treatment earlier intervention treatment in natural environment consider child's indiv characteristics

Question 34

define naturalistic developmental behavioral based interventions (NDBI)

Answer 34

model based on behavioral and developmental principles, which incorporates naturally occurring contexts and contingencies shared control between the interventionist and student