Supporting People with Asperger’s Syndrome

All people with Asperger’s syndrome experience …

People with Asperger’s syndrome, when compared with those who have other forms of autism, are less likely to have had language delay as children.

Which three of the following statements apply to autism spectrum conditions?

More girls than boys are diagnosed with autism.

Which three of the following types of behaviour can be associated with autistic people?

The social model of disability follows the approach that …

people with disabilities should be discouraged from fighting for equality.

society, rather than the individual themselves, prevents people from playing a part in the community.

barriers should be broken down in terms of education and housing for people with disabilities.

Do all people with Asperger’s syndrome have difficulty speaking?

If somebody can speak, it follows that he or she will be good at holding a conversation.

Which of the following difficulties might someone with Asperger’s syndrome face?

Tips for communicating effectively with people who have difficulties doing so include the following

Keep your sentences short.

Make what you say more interesting by using slang and informal colloquialisms.

Take your time speaking so that they can process the information more easily.

Trying to understand how a person with Asperger’s uses cognition (acquires knowledge) and thinks about the world will help to identify any support needs they might have.

Select the statement below that applies correctly to ‘Theory of Mind’.

Writing a long list of instructions and asking them to memorise it

Asking them to look up instructions on the internet whenever necessary

Producing a guide with pictures and pinning it on the wall

Asking them to help you to create a task planner, using pictures if they want to

People with autism tend to prefer sticking to routines, and once learned, cannot adapt to changes.

Which three of these statements are correct?

Which of these statements is correct?

It transfers the responsibility for planning someone’s support from disabled people to their carers.

It suits many people with autism because they can be helped to lead more independent lives.

It supports disabled people by involving them in the process as well as their friends and family.

It is considered to be an outdated approach to supporting people with disabilities.

Once a person-centred support plan has been written, it should not be altered in case it confuses the person involved.

Which of the following does a person-centred approach aim to achieve?