Educating Exceptional Children Study Set 1

An intensive, long-term, intervention that systematically addresses the core symptoms of ASD is

The LEAP Program at the University of Colorado

One of the disorders included under autism spectrum disorders is

Autism spectrum disorders are ______________________ disorders that lead to deficits in the child's ability to communicate, understand language, play, develop social skills, and relate to others.

The approach to enhancing the social skills of school-age children that brings children with autism into contact with typically developing peers, activating social interaction processes, and rewarding social contacts is called a

The first person to describe a group of children in 1943 who did not relate to others, had difficulties in speech development, engaged in repetitive behaviors, and were upset by changes was

According to the authors of your textbook, there is a possible elevated rate of ___________________ in adults with autism.

One example of a test of theory of mind is the

The prevalence of the autism spectrum disorder has been

The Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT) measures the presence or absence of three core items, namely

A condition that is included within the Autism Spectrum Disorder that resembles autism but is a progressive neurological disorder is

Autism is more common in boys, with about ______ times as many boys as girls identified.

One of the fundamental characteristics of children with autism is a lack of theory of mind, which refers to the ability of human beings to

Autism Spectrum Disorder includes which of following?

One of the characteristics shared by many persons with autism is a(n) ___________________ to noises in the environment.

Which of the following statements is true regarding persons with autism?

During the preschool years, the emphasis of educational programming should be to help the children attain

Which of the following programs teach social skills as discrete skills such as "play initiation?"

The UCLA Young Autism Project

The term autism spectrum disorders refers to a variety of disorders affecting the child's