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Autism Spectrum Disorders and Occupational Therapy Exam Questions and Answers
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Autism Spectrum Disorders andOccupational Therapy Exam Questions
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What iiis iiAutism iiSpectrum ii- iiAnswers ii-•Neurodevelopmental iidisability
•Not iia iimental iiillness
•People iifirst iilanguage
•Child iior iiindividual iiwith iiautism
•NOT iiautistic iichild
•"Hidden" iidisability ii- iino iiidentifying iiphysical iicharacteristics
•ASD iiis iia iigroup iiof iilifelong, iibrain-based, iidevelopmental iidisorders, iiusually
iidiagnosed iiin iiearly iichildhood, iiaffecting
•language iiand iisocial iibehavior
restricted iior iirepetitive iibehavior/ iiunusual iiinterests
Why iido iithere iiseem iito iibe iiso iimany iimore iichildren iiwith iiASD? ii- iiAnswers ii-
•Increased iiawareness
•More iiuniform iicriteria iifor iidiagnosis
•Broader iirange iiof iidiagnosis
•Misdiagnosis
•Actual iiincrease iiin iithe iinumber iiof iichildren iiwith iiASD
Defining iiASD: iiDSM-5 ii- iiAnswers ii-•Restricted/repetitive iibehaviors/interests
•Restricted, iirepetitive iiactivities iias iimanifested iiby iiat iileast ii2 iiof iithe iifollowing:
•stereotyped iior iirepetitive iispeech, iimotor iimovements, iior iiuse iiof iiobjects
•Excessive iiadherence iito iiroutines
•Highly iirestricted, iifixated iiinterests iithat iiare iiabnormal iiin iiintensity iior iifocus
•Hyper- iior iihypo-reactivity iito iisensory iiinput iior iiunusual iisensory iiinterests
Previously iiEstablished iiDiagnosis ii- iiAnswers ii-•The iiDSM-V iitext iistates ii"Individuals
iiwith iia iiwell-established iiDSM-IV iidiagnoses iiof iiautistic iidisorder, iiAsperger's iidisorder,
iior iipervasive iidevelopmental iidisorder iinot iiotherwise iispecified iishould iibe iigiven iithe
iidiagnosis iiof iiautism iispectrum iidisorder"
Absolute iiIndications iifor ii- iiAnswers ii-•No iibabbling iiby ii12 iimonths
•No iigesturing ii(pointing, iiwaving iibye-bye, iietc.) iiby ii12 iimonths
•No iisingle iiwords iiby ii16 iimonths
•No ii2 iiword iispontaneous iiphrases iiby ii24 iimonths ii(not iiecholalic)
•ANY iiloss iiof iiANY iilanguage iior iisocial iiskills iiat iiANY iiage
, Signs iiof iiAutism: iiSocial iicommunication ii& iiinteraction ii- iiAnswers ii-•Expressive iiand/or
iireceptive iilanguage iidelay
•Limited iiuse iiof iicommunicative iigestures, iiie. iiPointing, iiwaving
•Use iiof iiatypical iiways iito iicommunicate, iiie. iiLeading iiby iithe iihand
•May iihave iihistory iiof iiregression iiof iilanguage iiskills iiat iiaverage iiage iiof ii21 iimonths
•Atypical iisocial iiinteraction
•Poor iieye iicontact
Signs iiof iiAutism: iiRestricted/repetitive iibehaviors ii& iiinterests ii- iiAnswers ii-•Repetitive
iibehaviors
•Repetitive iiphysical iimovements, iiie. iihand iiflapping, iispinning, iifinger iiflicking
•Sensory iidifficulties, iiie. iisound iior iitactile iisensitivities
•Behavioral iiconcerns, iiie. iitantrums, iihyperactivity, iipoor iicompliance
Screening iifor iiASD ii- iiAnswers ii-•American iiAcademy iiof iiPediatrics ii(AAP) iiPolicy
iiStatement, ii2006 ii& ii2007
•Developmental iisurveillance iiat iiall iiwell iivisits
•Administer iistandardized iidevelopmental iiscreening iitool iiat ii9, ii18, iiand ii24 iior ii30
iimonth iivisits
•Specific iiASD iiscreen iiat ii18 iiand ii24 iimonths
Routine iiScreening? ii- iiAnswers ii-•MCHAT iiR/F- iimodified iichecklist iifor iiautism iiin
iitoddlers
•Ages iiand iiStages iiQuestionnaire: iiSocial iiEmotional ii(ASQ-SE)
•Social iiCommunication iiquestionnaire ii(SCQ)
Difficulties iiwith iiDiagnosis ii- iiAnswers ii-•No iiblood iitest iior iibrain iiscan
•No ii"medical" iitests
•Most iireliable iidiagnosis ii- iiMulti-Disciplinary iiTeam iiEvaluation
•Developmental iiPediatrician
•Psychologist
•Speech iiPathologist
•Occupational iiTherapist
Possible iiCauses ii- iiAnswers ii-•No iione iicause iiof iiautism
•No iione iitype iiof iiautism
•Early iionset
•Regression
•Both iigenetics iiand iithe iienvironment iiplay iia iirole iiin iiearly iibrain iidevelopment iileading
iito iiautism
•Much iiresearch iiis iibeing iidone iito iilearn iimore
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