Autism
Social Skills
Characteristics and Causes
Definitions and Laws
Eligibility and Evaluation
100
DSM-5 did this to the Autism categories
What is merged into one category: ASD
100
Thoughtful understanding of socially appropriate behaviors, as well as fostering social curiosity about others is an example of
What is social thinking
100
List 3 essential characteristics of ID
What is impairment in general intellectual functioning, impairment in social competence/adaptive skills/adaptive behavior, and developmental onset by age 18
100
IDEA defines ID as: Mental retardation means significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in ________________ ___________________ and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
What is adaptive behavior
100
-You should not use any single procedure as the sole criterion for determining whether a child has a disability. -Use reliable and valid instruments. -Ensure that tests are selected and administered on a non-discriminatory basis. -Ensure that tests are administered in the language and form most likely to yield accurate results
What is requirements for conducting an evaluation under IDEA
200
The CDC estimates that ____in ____ children have ASD (in the US).
What is 1 out of 68
200
A student is building a structure with blocks. The teacher playfully constructs by joining the student and pretending that the block structure is a barn for the animals. The teacher puts an animal inside the structure, then offers the student another animal to imitate putting it inside the structure. This is an example of:
What is playful construction
200
3 disorders related to the number of chromosomes
What is down syndrome, prader-willi syndrome, williams syndrome, angelman syndrome
200
AAIDD stands for
What is American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
200
On most norm referenced tests: mean= standard deviation= average score=
What is mean=100, sd=15, average score=85-115
300
3 examples of teaching strategies/methods for students with autism
What is ABA, social stories, natural environment teaching, use of visuals
300
A_________________________ describes a situation, skill, or concept in terms of relevant social cues, perspectives, and common responses in a specifically defined style and format.
What is social story
300
2 potential prenatal causes of ID
What is drug/alcohol abuse, smoking, infections, lack of prenatal care
300
• Mild-IQ ______________________ • Moderate- IQ _________________ • Severe- IQ ___________________ • Profound- IQ ________________
What is 50-70, 35-50, 20-35, below 20
300
When a test measures what it is supposed to measure
What is validity
400
Autism means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences
What is IDEA definition of Autism
400
Learned behaviors Allow us to interact with others Help to ensure positive responses
What is social skills
400
2 potential perinatal causes of ID
What is lack of oxygen to brain, seizures, low birth weight, hypoglycemia
400
According to AAIDD’s 5 Essential Assumptions of ID, limitations often coexist with:
What is strengths
400
If the composite or total test score meets this criterion, then the individual has met the intellectual functioning component of the intellectual disability diagnosis.
What is composite score is 70 or below
500
5 examples of signs/characteristics of a student with ASD:
What is: no response to their name by 12 months, no joint attention by 14 months, No pretend play by 18 month, avoid contact and want to be alone, delayed speech or language skills, repeat words or phrases over and over, give unrelated answers to questions, become upset by minor changes, poor eye contact, obsessive interests flapping, rocking, spinning, unusual reactions to the way things sound, smell, taste, look, or feel
500
Giving only a small amount of a desired item and reducing stimuli in the classroom are examples of ways to:
What is restructure the classroom to encourage social interactions
500
2 examples of genetic disorders that result in ID
What is Fragile X Syndrome and Rett Syndrome
500
LRE and FAPE stand for
What is Least Restrictive Environment and Free Appropriate Public Education
500
No individual can meet the intellectual functioning component of the intellectual disability diagnosis regardless of the level of part scores.
What is composite score is 76 or above
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