NYSTCE: Students with Disabilities Exam Prep - Question List

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116.
Roberto has a diagnosis of cerebral palsy with spastic quadriplegia. What would you expect his body to look like as he places nuts and bolts into a template?
  1. Legs and arms relaxed with smooth movement patterns.
  2. Mild tremor in arms and legs, with more severe tremor in the dominant hand.
  3. Muscle tightness with flexion patterns in arms and legs; more flexion in the non-dominant arm and hand.
  4. Low tone in the arms and legs with a slouched posture and difficulty controlling movement in the dominant hand.
117.
Your kindergarten student with autism has been making steady progress. During your next session, however, she displays more repetitive behaviours and resistance to structured tasks. What is the most likely cause of this change?
  1. Marti is being naughty.
  2. Marti has had a major change in her schedule.
  3. Marti is not feeling well.
  4. Marti’s family is having problems.
118.

One of your students is James, a seven-year-old boy who is showing signs of regression. He has long been on an IEP and had made progress.  However, recently, his behavior has changed.  He no longer plays with friends, can only show interest in two patterns of play, and has lost the ability to hold a conversation with his peers. The special education teacher suspect James may fit the criteria for:

  1. Adjustment Disorder
  2. Conduct Disorder
  3. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
  4. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  5. All of the above
119.

You have a new student diagnosed with Asperger’s Disorder.  However, as you work with him, you realize that he is not able to have complete conversations.  As such, this student may not meet which of the following criteria for Asperger’s?

  1. Repetitive activities
  2. Measurement of language capability
  3. Nonproductive rituals
  4. Repetition of key words or phrases
  5. All of the above

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