public function findOneByAttributeIdAndHighestSortOrder($attributeId)
    {

        // load and return the EAV attribute option with the passed parameters
        $this->attributeOptionByAttributeIdOrderBySortOrderDescStmt->execute(array(MemberNames::ATTRIBUTE_ID => $attributeId));
        return $this->attributeOptionByAttributeIdOrderBySortOrderDescStmt->fetch(\PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
    }