GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
AUTISM
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To determine if Joslyn qualifies for special education with the label of autism.
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To determine the purpose of Joslyn’s self-injurious behaviors.
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To develop a system of punishing Joslyn when she exhibits such behaviors.
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To increase Joslyn’s academic skills so the negative behaviors will subside.
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Detailed explanation-1: -To address these behaviors, Joslyn’s parents and teachers are engaging in a functional behavioral assessment. Which of the following is an intended outcome of this assessment process? To determine the purpose of Joslyn’s self-injurious behaviors.
Detailed explanation-2: -Processing speed is a measure of cognitive efficiency or cognitive proficiency. It involves the ability to automatically and fluently perform relatively easy or over-learned cognitive tasks, especially when high mental efficiency is required.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bloom’s Taxonomy: If the impact of social stories would be unknown, students with autism would not profit from an approach that allows them to learn about what is cool and uncool behavior, understand what the others perspective is about and know about unwritten codes of conduct, better known as ‘hidden curriculum’.
Detailed explanation-4: -IQ test results fall along the normal (bell-shaped) curve, with an average IQ of 100, and individuals who are intellectually disabled are usually two standard deviations below the average (IQ below 70).