Autism
Article Questions
FA's
Definition
100

According to the National Autism Spectrum Disorder Surveillance System Report estimates autism's prevalence as ..? 1/___

1 / 66

100

What two conditions were added to the 2nd FA?

Tangible Condition 

Escape From attention condition 

100

Name the typical conditions that make up the FA (5) 

1. alone

2. attention

3. play 

4. access to preferred items 

5. demand

100

Define NCR

non contingent reinforcement 

200

Name one medical or mental health disorder that commonly is diagnosed alongside ASD?

GI disorders 

seizures

sleep disturbances 

ADHA 

OCD 

Anxiety 

Developmental Disability 

Phobias 

200

Name 3/4 challenging behaviour Preston had

spitting

self injurious 

disruptive 

agression

200

Who developed the functional analysis in 1982?

Brian Iwata 

200

Define FCT

functional communication training

300

Name three unique abilities that individual with autism may have

facts 

dates 

numbers 

locations


300

What condition in the initial FA had the highest rate of problem behaviour ?

Play Condition 

300

Name one strategy you can implement when the FA has inconclusive /undifferentiated results 

change up who is running the FA

change where the assessment is run

run the assessment at a different time of the day 

run a different type of FA

300

Define multiple baseline research design

Treatment variable is applied to the same behavior of the same subject across two or more different settings, situations, or time periods.

400

Define theory of mind

ability to reflect on the contents of one's own & other's minds. Difficulty in understanding other people's mental process is a core cognitive feature of ASD

400

Why was NCR added to FCT as the treatment plan ?

  • NCR used to provide enriched environment 

  • He would have access to other toys and books for 30s on a fixed-time 3-min schedule 

400

What are the 2 components of the descriptive analysis ?

indirect and direct assessments 

400

Define functional analysis 

Specific antecedents and consequences are systematically manipulated to test the separate effects on the behaviour of interest. Goal is to determine function of behaviour. What is reinforcing the behaviour.

500

What does TEACCH stand for 

Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Related Handicapped Children

500

In what condition was delay - to - reinforcement addd to and why?

Tangible

- they wanted to ensure he could wait 10s after requesting to receive reinforcement 

500

Name one other type of FA 

1. synthesized FA

2. extended session FA

3. latency FA

4. trial based FA

500

Define Aberrant Behaviour?

The definition of aberrant is something that does not follow the correct or expected course or something that is not typical or normal.