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ABAinChinese

中文教學+自閉症資訊

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For example, when asked to describe a picture of a bear sleeping, he

stated " I want to sleep" instead of saying "the bear is sleeping". This

apparent reliance on scripted answers could be interfering with his

general conversational abilities.

Social Interaction:Jason displayed substantial motivation to interact,

using verbalization, gesture, and occasional eye contact. He used eye

contact appropriately to interact but did so frequently, often using

only gesture, or less often, words and gesture, to initiate interactions.

He demonstrated clear facial expressions that communicated happiness and

unhappiness, but a wider range of emotion was not readily expressed.

Jason showed significant pleasure in his interactions with the examiner

during multiple aspects of testing, including singing the happy birthday

song and playing with an electronic rabbit. He was immediately

responsive to hearing his name called Jason appropriately responded to

joint attention cues and also initiated joint attention, such as

pointing to bubbles and stating "I like it." At times he resisted ending

an activity he found enjoyable, repeating the word "more".

Imagination/Creativity: Jason spontaneously engaged in pretend play,

pretending to feed a baby and playing with a family of dolls.

Stereotyped Behaviors and Restricted Interests: Jason did not

demonstrate any unusual sensory interests during testing. he displayed

some complex mannerisms such as hand flapping and bouncing when excited.

No self-injury was observed. Jason displayed some repetitive play with a

restricted range of objects, preferring toys with musical or electronic

component. However, he also became engaged to other toys, such as dolls.

when encouraged to do so by the examiner.

Other Behaviors: Jason was active during testing, occasionally leaving

his seat to approach the examiner, but he was easily redirected and his

activity level did not disrupt the assessment. He did not display any

aggressive or disruptive behavior. No overt signs of anxiety were

observed during testing.

Overall, Jason displayed significant social strength during the

assessment, notably a strong desired to interact with others and evident

pleasure in playing with others, including pretend play. The quality and

quantity of his social initiations was good, with appropriate if