Adolescence

Question 0

Communication disorders

Answer 0

• language disorders: CNS based
• stuttering
• speech disorders: motor disorder

Question 1

Intellectual disability scale

Answer 1

• mild: 50-70
• moderate: 35-50
• severe: 20-35
• profound: < 20

Question 2

Learning disorder approach

Answer 2

• discrepancy between overall intellectual ability and function in particular area
• need to develop adaptive strategy

Question 3

Autism spectrum

Answer 3

• impairment of:
  ~ social inxn, communication, behavior, interests,
• often accompanied by MRDD
• 3 levels on spectrum

Question 4

Criteria autism spectrum

Answer 4

1: Persistent deficits in social communication or interaction across multiple contexts
2: Restrictive or repetitive patterns and behaviors interests or activities
~ Stereotyped repetitive motor use of object or speech, Insistence on sameness, Fixated interests, Hyper or hypoactive reactivity to sensory input

Question 5

ADHD criteria

Answer 5

• Inattention: 6 for 6 mo
• Hyperactivity and impulsivity: 6 for 6 mo
• symptoms prior to age 12
• several symptoms in two or more settings
• more common in female

Question 6

Chromosomal deletions and ADHD

Answer 6

• copy number variants

- high association to mental disability

Question 7

Bipolar disorder in kids

Answer 7

• often doesn’t cycle

- persistence of symptoms (irritability, lability, mood changes)