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Assessment and Management of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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1.  Auditory processing characteristics of children with ASD include:
  1. distractibility, according to parents
  2. poorer speech recognition in noise as compared to peers
  3. poorer auditory attention
  4. all of the above
2.  According to the CDC, the prevalence of ASD in children in the US is:
  1. 1 in 4
  2. 1 in 68
  3. 1 in 10
  4. 1 in 100
3.  What mechanism or cause is likely related to the auditory deficits of children with ASD?
  1. likely due to lower dendritic spine pruning in the auditory cortex
  2. likely due to cochlear cell dysfunction
  3. likely due to auditory neuropathy
  4. likely due to a chromosomal abnormality
4.  What is an effective, evidence-based approach to addressing the auditory processing issues of children with ASD, particularly in noisy environments?
  1. use of noise-cancellation earphones
  2. use of musician's earplugs
  3. use of hearing aids
  4. use of remote-microphone technology
5.  By how much in dB can the use of an FM or digital transmission system improve the speech recognition performance in noise of children with ASD?
  1. 1-2 dB
  2. 3-4 dB
  3. 5-6 dB
  4. 7-8 dB
6.  In the studies on children with ASD, what other measures showed significant benefit from using the FM or digital transmission systems?
  1. Math skills
  2. IQ
  3. Self acceptance
  4. On-task behaviors, teacher-reported auditory listening abilities improved in most situations, visual attention to the teacher, and listening comprehension
7.  When conducting audiological evaluations with children with ASD, it may be helpful to:
  1. be strict and authoritative to command respect
  2. find out what specifically is reinforcing to the individual child, and incorporate preferred stimuli and videos in testing
  3. start audiological evaluations with a startle response at 100 dB to rule out profound hearing loss
  4. all of the above
8.  On the most recent study completed by the presenter, what did the acceptable noise level test show?
  1. the participants had normal acceptable noise levels
  2. the participants would tolerate more noise when using the remote-microphone technology
  3. the participants would tolerate less noise when using the remote-microphone technology
  4. the participants would not tolerate any noise
9.  On the most recent study completed by the presenter, the parents completed the Short Sensory Profile (SSP), which is commonly used in ASD assessments. What did the results of the SSP show?
  1. significantly less difficulty with auditory filtering and auditory/visual sensitivity when using the remote-microphone technology
  2. significantly less difficulty with auditory filtering when using the remote-microphone technology
  3. significantly less difficult with auditory/visual sensitivity when using the remote-microphone technology
  4. significantly better listening abilities in noise, quiet, at at distance, and in social situations when using the remote-microphone technology
10.  In general, what type of fitting procedures should be used for open ear, remote-microphone technology on children with normal hearing?
  1. Cortical testing
  2. ASSR
  3. Real ear measures
  4. Sentence recognition in quiet

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