Diagnostic Criteria for ASD
For a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, symptoms must be present in this period of life, though they may not become fully apparent until later.
What is Early Childhood?
This is the email address that all Incident Reports must be sent to.
What is Safety@SpectraCenters.org?
This is the foundational principle of ABA, describing how behaviors are influenced by their consequences, whether reinforcement or punishment.
What is operant conditioning?
When calling out, the correct course of action is to
What is call the Spectra main line?
These devices are commonly used to assist non-verbal individuals with communication.
This term describes the repetitive actions or speech patterns that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder might exhibit, like repeating phrases or body movements.
What is stereotyped or repetitive behaviors?
The part of the body to avoid crossing to prevent bites.
What is the midline?
In ABA, this type of reinforcement strengthens a behavior by adding a favorable stimulus after the behavior occurs.
What is positive reinforcement?
Only these certified staff can provide medications to students.
What is QMAP?
This strategy helps individuals with Autism understand social situations by using structured stories to explain appropriate behaviors and responses.
What are Social Stories
In the DSM-5, one of the key criteria for diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder includes heightened or diminished sensitivity to this. It could involve intense interest in lights, sounds, or textures.
What is sensory input?
This is the deadline to submit a physical management IR to families.
What is one business day?
This process in ABA involves identifying the antecedents, behaviors, and consequences to determine why a behavior occurs,
What is a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)?
A professional who is obligated by law to report known or suspected incidents of child abuse and/or neglect is called a?
What is a Mandated Reporter?
This tool uses pictures or icons to help children with autism understand daily routines and transitions.
What is a visual schedule?
The DSM-5 distinguishes Autism Spectrum Disorder from this disorder, which primarily involves difficulty with focus, impulse control, and hyperactivity, though the two can sometimes co-occur.
What is ADHD?
To avoid aggression and impulsive Bx, it’s important to position yourself this far apart from students.
What is 1.5-2 arms’ lengths?
This ABA teaching model teaching uses a child's interests and natural motivation to create learning opportunities in a natural setting.
What is incidental or naturalistic teaching?
For safety purposes, staff must wear these type of shoes at all times
What are closed-toe shoes?
This model involves systematically reducing the level of assistance provided to encourage independent responses.
What is the prompt hierarchy?
In this year, the DSM-5 introduced Autism Spectrum Disorder as a single diagnosis, combining previous subtypes like Asperger's and PDD-NOS
What is 2013?
These are the conditions that must be met to warrant the use of restraint/physical management
What are:
This type of differential reinforcement is used to increase the occurrence of any behavior except for the target problem behavior during a specified time period
What is Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior (DRO)?
How often must plush toys or blankets be washed
What is once per week, or when soiled?
Swinging, spinning, slides, jumping, and movement of any kind promotes the development of this system
What is the Vestibular system?