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The current prevalence rate for Autism Spectrum Disorder
What is 1 in 36?
This is the highest co-occurring diagnosis for people with ASD
What is Anxiety Disorder?
This is the preferred evidence based therapy for people with autism?
What is applied behavior analysis?
The stimulus event, situation or circumstance that precedes a behavior.
What is the antecedent?
This activity requires physical effort, carried out to improve health and fitness
What is exercise?
Boys are this many times more likely to be diagnosed with ASD (hint: it use to be 5
What is four (4)?
The acronym for The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision
What is DSM-IV-TR?
This therapy can help individuals with ASD and anxiety learn to manage their emotions, negative talk and reduce anxiety symptoms
What is cognitive behavior therapy?
This one-to-one instructional approach use to teach skills in a planned, controlled and systematic manner
What is behavior skills training?
The mind and body practice that originated in ancient India and has become popular worldwide as a form of physical exercise and mental relaxation.
What is yoga?
Females with ASD are 9x more likely to do this compared to the general population.
What is attempt suicide?
Challenges in using verbal and nonverbal communication for social purposes such as greeting others, sharing information, or engaging in conversation.
What is social communication disorder?
Can provide individuals or families with the opportunity to connect with others facing similar challenges, share experiences, and exchange information and resources.
What is group therapy or support groups?
The addition of a stimulus following a behavior, which increases the likelihood that the behavior will occur again in the future
What is reinforcement?
The conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks
What are social determinants of health?
According to this organization, about 1 in 36 children have been identified with ASD.
What is the Center for Disease Control (CDC)?
Lower social economic status and belonging to a minority group may lead to these in diagnosing
What are delays?
It helps improve response to sensory input that may be restrictive and overwhelming
What is sensory integration therapy?
This dimension of behavior analysis includes teach skills that can be carried over in real-life situations.
What is applied?
A mental state by being fully present and engaged in the present moment without judgment or distraction.
What is mindfulness?
Within 10%, the percentage of people with ASD who have a co-occurring mental health diagnosis
The Austrian pediatrician who published his research in 1944 on a group of children who exhibited social difficulties and repetitive behaviors which was later known as a subtype of autism.
Who is Hans Asperger?
This therapy is known to treat people with trauma or PTSD?
What is Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)?
A set of research-based strategies used to increase quality of life and decrease problem behavior by teaching new skills and making changes in a person’s environment
What is positive behavior supports?
This is the best thing to do to stay healthy?
What is wash your hands?