How are educational intervention programs able to improve the social skills of children with Autism?

Interventions

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What does D.I.R stand for?

Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based model

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Which interventions are examples of Applied Behavior Analysis?

Discrete Trial Training and Lovaas Method

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What ages are recommended for the Social Stories intervention?

• Ages 2-12

General Information

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How is Autism defined?

Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. It is a complex, lifelong developmental disability that typically appears during early childhood and can impact a person’s social skills, communication, relationships, and self-regulation. 

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Autism is defined by a certain set of behaviors and is a “spectrum condition” that affects people the same way.

False

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What is the name of the character with autism on sesame street?

Julia

Characteristics of Autism

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What is an example of an impairment in social development?

1. Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect; to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions.

2. Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction, ranging, for example, from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication; to abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of gestures; to a total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication.

3. Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understand relationships, ranging, for example, from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts; to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends; to absence of interest in peers.

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What are two examples of nonverbal communicative behaviors

poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication; to abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of gestures; to a total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication.

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List 3 elements of the CDC’s Diagnostic Criteria

1. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts

2. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities

3. Symptoms must be present in the early developmental period

4. Symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of current functioning.

5. These disturbances are not better explained by intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) or global developmental delay.