ASD ASD Sensory Processing and Regulation 2

Question 1

Food selectivity in ASD, including extreme pickiness and food refusal, is MOST often driven by which factor?

Accepted Answer

Sensory sensitivity to food textures, smells, colors, or temperatures

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Deliberate oppositional defiance toward caregivers

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Lack of exposure to a variety of foods in early childhood

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Nutritional deficiencies causing specific cravings

Question 2

The Wilbarger Deep Pressure and Proprioceptive Technique (DPPT), sometimes called 'brushing protocol,' should ONLY be administered by:

Accepted Answer

A trained OT or someone directly supervised by a trained OT

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Parents immediately after watching an online tutorial

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Any school staff member with basic first aid training

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The individual with ASD independently as a self-regulation tool

Question 3

The Alert Program ('How Does Your Engine Run?') teaches children with ASD to self-regulate by using which metaphor?

Accepted Answer

Engine speed to describe and manage arousal levels (too fast, too slow, just right)

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Body as a weather system requiring forecasting

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Traffic lights to signal emotional states (red, yellow, green)

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A thermometer measuring stress levels from calm to crisis

Question 4

Proprioceptive input (deep pressure, heavy work) is often calming for individuals with ASD because it:

Accepted Answer

Activates the parasympathetic nervous system and provides organizing sensory feedback to the body

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Increases heart rate and activates the sympathetic nervous system

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Eliminates all sensory processing differences over time

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Requires no professional training to implement safely

Question 5

Sensory processing differences in ASD are BEST understood using Dunn's Model of Sensory Processing, which categorizes responses based on:

Accepted Answer

Neurological threshold (low/high) and behavioral response (passive/active)

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The specific sensory system affected (visual, auditory, tactile, etc.)

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Age of onset and severity of diagnosis

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Whether the sensory difference is hyper- or hypo-responsive only

Question 6

A student with ASD is distracted and dysregulated during morning circle time. A sensory-based proactive strategy would be to:

Accepted Answer

Provide a pre-circle 'heavy work' activity such as carrying books or doing wall push-ups

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Remove the student from circle time permanently

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Increase the sensory demands of circle time to match the student's seeking needs

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Administer medication before every circle time