Assessing and Intervening with Children with NVLD Flashcards
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True or False? Nonverbal learning disabilities is not recognized as a subtype of Specific Learning Disabilities in IDEA.
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True
2
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of nonverbal learning disability? A. Deficits in social judgment B. Early deficits in handwriting C. Deficits in reading decoding D. Deficits in mathematics
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C. Deficits in reading decoding
3
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One of the symptoms of NVLD is visual-spatial difficulty. Which neuropsychological test would be the most useful for assessing for these deficits? A. RCFT B. NEPSY-II C. D-KEFS D. WRAML-3
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A. RCFT
4
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NVLD is also seen in which medical disorder? A. Velocardiofacial syndrome B. Agenesis of the corpus callosum C. Angelman’s syndrome D. Both A and B
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D. Both A and B
5
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This occurs when the band of tissue connecting the two hemispheres of the brain fails to develop normally: A. Callosal agenesis B. Velocardiofacial syndrome C. Williams Syndrome D. DeLange Syndrome
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A. Callosal agenesis
6
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Which of these shows a dynamic picture of the brain through neuroimaging when the brain is active? A. Magnetic Resonance Imaging B. EEG C. CT Scan D. fMRI
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D. fMRI
7
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Many theorists now include which of the following symptoms to diagnosis NLD? A. Social Competence B. Emotional stability C. Adaptation to novelty D. All of these
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D. All of these
8
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Which of the following diagnoses is commonly seen with NLD? A. Dyslexia B. ADHD: Combined subtype C. ADHD: predominately inattentive D. Schizophrenia
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C. ADHD: predominately inattentive
9
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Children with NLD differ from those with ASD in the following symptoms: A. Lack of social interest B. Circumscribed interests C. Need for strict routines D. Verbose but flexible interests
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D. Verbose but flexible interests
10
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The Salience network is activated when: A. Thinking about social norms B. Using executive functions C. Completing complex abstract tasks D. Thinking about the solution to a math problem
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A. Thinking about social norms
