Autism an OT
Understanding Autism: An Occupational Therapy Quiz
Welcome to the "Understanding Autism" quiz, designed to test and enhance your knowledge about autism and its implications in occupational therapy. This interactive quiz covers essential topics and offers insights into autism spectrum disorders.
By participating, you will:
- Learn about key characteristics of autism.
- Understand common difficulties faced by autistic individuals.
- Explore effective strategies for working with children with autism.
In DSM-V, autism is characterized by:
Differences in communication, interpersonal relationship, and social interaction across different environments
Intellectual ability
Restricted and repetitive behaviour, patterns, activities and interests
Disruption within memory
Autism Society (2020) What is Autism, Retrived from: https://www.autism-society.org/what-is
Autism Society (2020) What is Autism, Retrived from: https://www.autism-society.org/what-is
What are common difficulties in daily life because of the issues in central coherence?
Writing because of fine motor problems
Focussing on details, instead of the “big picture”
Cycling a bike because of gross motor issues
Baumgarten, A. (2016) Kinder mit Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen (ASS) im Fokus der Intervention. In: Ergotherapie in der Pädiatrie, Schulz-Kirchner Verlag, Idstein.
Baumgarten, A. (2016) Kinder mit Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen (ASS) im Fokus der Intervention. In: Ergotherapie in der Pädiatrie, Schulz-Kirchner Verlag, Idstein.
Most autistic people are processing sensory input differently.
True
False
Tomchek, S; Dunn, W. (2007). Sensory Processing in Children With and Without Autism: A Comparitive Study Using the Short Sensory Profile, In: American Journal of Occupational Therapy, March/April 2007, Vol. 61, 190-200. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.61.2.190
Tomchek, S; Dunn, W. (2007). Sensory Processing in Children With and Without Autism: A Comparitive Study Using the Short Sensory Profile, In: American Journal of Occupational Therapy, March/April 2007, Vol. 61, 190-200. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.61.2.190
Helpful strategies when working with children with autism might be:
Easy and clear, structured language, repetitions when needed
Strength-based approach, bringing in their interests
Visualize tasks step by step
Reduce stimuli like e.g. sounds, lights
Baumgarten, A. (2016) Kinder mit Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen (ASS) im Fokus der Intervention. In: Ergotherapie in der Pädiatrie, Schulz-Kirchner Verlag, Idstein.
Baumgarten, A. (2016) Kinder mit Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen (ASS) im Fokus der Intervention. In: Ergotherapie in der Pädiatrie, Schulz-Kirchner Verlag, Idstein.
How many times more likely do boys get diagnosed with autism than girls at the same age?
Twice
Ten times
Same
4.5 times
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