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Behavioral Strategies within Social Skills Intervention: Developing Treatment Plans & Goals

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1.  The development of social relationships in autism is an area of difficulty for:
  1. Toddlers with ASD
  2. non-verbal children with ASD
  3. high functioning adolescents with ASD
  4. all of the above
2.  A proportion of children with ASD do value _______ in their lives:
  1. loneliness
  2. friendships
  3. eye contact
  4. none of the above
3.  Some examples of social deficits found in ASD include all of the following EXCEPT:
  1. Heightened interest in social interactions
  2. Poor eye contact
  3. Lack of social reciprocity
  4. Inability to sustain a conversation
4.  A critical component of social skills intervention is:
  1. Parental participation
  2. Including typically developing peers
  3. Use of activities designed to learn and practice appropriate interaction
  4. All of the above
5.  Parents can be included within a social skills intervention via:
  1. Communication regarding goals and concerns
  2. Satisfaction surveys
  3. Progress updates
  4. All of the above
6.  The FIRST step that is critical for evaluating a child's social behavior prior to treatment planning is:
  1. Hypothesize about what motivates a child's behavior
  2. Observe social behaviors
  3. Develop target goals for change
  4. Perform a functional analysis
7.  Leaders of a social skills group should deliver verbal reinforcement regarding changed behaviors:
  1. Only at the start of group
  2. Once a session
  3. Consistently
  4. Before and after the session
8.  The use of peer tutors with ASD has been empirically documented as:
  1. successful
  2. unsuccessful
  3. only successful for children with ADHD
  4. only successful for adults
9.  A characteristic of an effective peer tutor is:
  1. Attends group consistently
  2. Applies reinforcement strategies as directed by the leader
  3. Accepts others
  4. All of the above
10.  What is considered the most important concept when identifying group activities?
  1. Budget and materials available
  2. Age level
  3. Child/participant choices and suggestions
  4. None of the above