The UCLA Young Autism Project

question 16

Multiple Choice

The UCLA Young Autism Project

• A) utilizes a communication curriculum that is based on behavioral principles but applied in naturalistic settings.
• B) uses the principles of applied behavior analysis to teach discrete skills that are chained into functional routines.
• C) teaches social skills as discrete skills within an integrative setting and uses peer-mediation interventions to promote independent play and social interaction.
• D) uses incidental teaching, that is, the spontaneous behavior of the child, to teach specific skills such as functional verbal language.

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Definitions:

Antipsychotic Drugs

Medications used to treat psychiatric conditions by altering brain chemistry, particularly for conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Off Label

The use of pharmaceutical drugs for an unapproved indication or in an unapproved age group, dosage, or route of administration.

Antidepressant Drugs

Medications prescribed to treat depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, and sometimes chronic pain.

Neuroleptics

A class of medication primarily used to manage psychosis, particularly in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, also known as antipsychotics.