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Autism Spectrum Disorders in Special Education MCQ

Autism Spectrum Disorders in Special Education MCQ

1. Which successful approach to instruction involves the use of explicit instruction and visual supports in a purposefully structured environment?

Answer

Correct Answer: Project TEACCH

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2. ______ is the application of learning principles derived from operant conditioning and used to increase or decrease specific behaviors.

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Correct Answer: Applied behavior analysis

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3. Symbols, aids, strategies, and techniques used as a supplement or alternative to oral language are known as ______.

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Correct Answer: Augmentative and alternative communication

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4. Effective programs for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders typically share the following representative features except ______.

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Correct Answer: High teacher (staff)–student ratios

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5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of speech patterns of individuals with ASD?

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Correct Answer: Able to initiate and maintain conversations

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6. Prior to Kanner’s work, individuals with ASD were given many labels including ______.

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Correct Answer: Imbecile and hyperactive

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7. Prior to Kanner’s work, individuals with ASD were given many labels including ______.

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Correct Answer: Childhood schizophrenia and mentally retarded

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8. The ______ is a focused interaction with the individual with ASD, which is balanced by parental concerns as reflected in the ADI-R interview.

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Correct Answer: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2)

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9. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the DSM-5 definition of ASD?

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Correct Answer: The DSM-5 classifies Asperger disorder as a discrete disability.

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10. The increase in the number of individuals with autism is the result of ______.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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11. Treatment strategies and interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder NOT supported by research are referred to as ______.

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Correct Answer: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)

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12. ______ refers to a social communication deficit common in individuals with autism spectrum disorders that includes failure to respond to a gaze or pointing by another person.

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Correct Answer: Joint attention

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13. According to IDEA, autism is generally evident before what age?

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Correct Answer: 3

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14. Which of the following is NOT a suggested tip for teaching individuals with ASD?

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Correct Answer: Focus teaching abstract concepts

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15. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2018), approximately ______ percent of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) evidence some degree of intellectual impairment.

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Correct Answer: 30

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16. A device that can be programmed to produce speech is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Voice output communication aid

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17. Theory of mind is a hypothesis that attempts to explain the inability of the individual with autism spectrum disorder to realize that other people have their own unique point of view about the _____

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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18. Speech generating device is a high-tech _____ communication device capable of generating speech.

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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19. Theories embracing the Freudian perspective that if basic psychological bonds are not established between the parent and the child, the child will not be able to establish relationships with others and will fail to progress are referred to as psychogenic theories.

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Correct Answer: True

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20. Joint attention is a social communication deficit common in individuals with_____, the failure to respond to a gaze or pointing by another person.

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Correct Answer: Autism spectrum disorder

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21. The application of computer technology to deliver instruction is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Computer assisted instruction

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22. Treatment strategies and interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorders that lack empirical support refer to_____

Answer

Correct Answer: Complementary and alternative medicine

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23. Autistic savant is an individual with autism spectrum disorder who possesses special skills in areas such as mathematical calculations and _____

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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24. _____ is a developmental disorder characterized by abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interests.

Answer

Correct Answer: Autism spectrum disorder

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25. _____ is a developmental disorder characterized by abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interests.

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Correct Answer: Autism spectrum disorder

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26. Symbols, aids, strategies, and techniques used as a supplement or alternative to oral language refers to_____

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Correct Answer: Augmentative and alternative communication

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27. A pervasive developmental disorder with severe and sustained impairments in social interaction and the development of restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Asperger syndrome

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28. Applied behavior analysis is an application of learning principles derived from operant conditioning which is used to _____ specific behaviors.

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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