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BCAT Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) Deficits in Social Emotional Reciprocity Range from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back and forth conversations; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect: to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions. ...

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Deficits in Social Emotional Reciprocity
Range from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back and forth conversations; to reduced
sharing of interests, emotions, or affect: to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions.


Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction
Manifested by absent, reduced, or atypical use of eye contact (relative to cultural norms), gestures,
facial expressions, body orientation, or speech intonation.


Deficits in developing maintaining and understanding relationships
Ranging from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social context; to difficulties in sharing
imaginative play or in making friends; to absence of interest in peers


Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects or speech
Simple motor stereotypies, lining up toys or flipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic phrases (language
with a private meaning; only makes sense to those familiar with the situation where the phrases came
from)


Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of verbal or non-verbal
behavior
Extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with transitions, rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals,
need to take same route or eat same food everyday


Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus
Strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or
perseverative interest


Hyper or Hypo reactivity to sensory input or unusual interests in sensory aspects of environment
Apparent indifference to pain/ temperature, adverse response to specific sounds or textures,
excessive smelling or touching of objects, visual fascination with lights or movement.


Levels of severity across social communication and restrictive, repetitive behaviors
Level 1 Requiring support
Level 2 Requiring substantial support
Level 3 Requiring very substantial support


Postive Reinforcement
Sally took off her shoe independently yesterday, her mother clapped her hands and said, "Way to go
Sally!" Sally took her shoes off independently again today. The clapping and "way to go" were the
postive reinforcer.


Negative Reinforcement
When you start your car, an annoying noise is sounded. The noise turns off when you put your
seatbelt on. The next time you get in the car you put your seatbelt on before you start the car, so you
do not hear the noise.

, Postive Punishment
Jose hit Lisa because he wanted her to play with him. The teacher reprimands Jose and told him not
to hit her again. Jose then asked Lisa to play with him the next day.


Research regarding treatment intensity
Comprehensive undertaking that involves the child's entire family and a team of professionals. One-
on-one treatment 30-40 hours per week


Early intensive behavioral intervention research
ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) Early intensive intervention helps all ages, but those who start before
age 2 were most likely to make dramatic gains.


Foundational Autism Research
IAN (Interactive Autism Network) a project collecting information online from families of children with
autism, ABA which may help build the foundation for later social skills training


Difference between evidence-based interventions vs. non-evidence based interventions
-Evidence-based: a body of formal research indicates the effectiveness of the treatment.
(occupational therapy, speech therapy, ABA, social skills therapy) -Non-evidence based: has not been
proven effective ( Hippo therapy (horse-back riding), GFCF diet (Gluten free, Casein free)


Negative Punishment
Jake loves PE. He spits at the teacher during PE class. The teacher sent him to stand in the hall. The
next PE class Jake did not spit.


Positive Reinforcement
A type of reinforcement in which the Presentation of the stimulus is contingent upon the response,
resulting in an Increase in the future probability of that response.


Negative reinforcement
A type of reinforcement in which Removal of a stimulus is contingent on a response, resulting in an
Increase in the future probablity of that response.


Positive Punishment
A type of punishment in which stimulus Presentaion is contingent on a response resulting in the
Decrease of the future probability of that response.


Negative Punishment
A type of punishment in which stimulus Removal is contingent on a response, resulting in the
Decrease of the future probability of that response.


Reinforcer
A stimulus that is either delivered or removed that will Increase the lielihood of that response
occurring in the future

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