Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Question 1

ADHD DSM-V criteria

Answer 1

• inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity (6 symptoms in 1 domain are required for diagnosis)
• application across lifespan
• several symptoms across settings
• several symptoms present prior to age 12
• co-morbid diagnosis with autism now allowed

Question 2

ADHD types

Answer 2

• combined
• predominantly inattentive types
• predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type

Question 3

ADHD inattention features

Answer 3

• fails to give close attention to details, careless mistakes
• difficulty sustaining attention
• does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
• easily distracted by extraneous stimuli

Question 4

ADHD hyperactivity and impulsivity features

Answer 4

• leaves seat in situations where remaining seated is expected
• talks excessively
• blurts out an answer before a question is complete (cannot wait for turn in conversation)
• often interrupts or intrudes on others

Question 5

ADHD definition

Answer 5

• developmental deficits in the regulation and maintenance of behavior by rules and consequences
• difficulties inhibiting, initiating, or sustaining responses to tasks or stimuli and adhering to rules or instructions

Question 6

ADHD is characterized by ?

Answer 6

• behavioral disinhibition
• poor self-regulation of behavior
• executive functioning

Question 7

executive functioning

Answer 7

• ability to inhibit a response or defer it
• strategic planning
• organizing and monitoring action sequences

Question 8

executive dysfunction leads to ?

Answer 8

• pragmatics deficits
• metacognitive deficits

Question 9

pragmatic deficits

Answer 9

difficulty using communication patterns appropriate to person and situation

Question 10

metacognitive deficits

Answer 10

difficulty planning, organizing, monitoring, and evaluating behavior

Question 11

pragmatic and metacognitive behaviors are ?

Answer 11

• language-based, rule-governed behaviors
• in response to linguistic stimuli

Question 12

development of self-regulatory behaviors is dependent on ?

Answer 12

• internalization of rule-governed language
• adequate receptive and expressive language
• comprehending the rules they hear
• the ability to retrieve, organize, and verbalize the rules later

Question 13

ADHD comorbid difficulties

Answer 13

• SLCNs
• oral language problems
• pragmatic deficits
• reading difficulties

Question 14

? disorder is associated with ADHD

Answer 14

DLD

Question 15

establish ? baselines before intervention

Answer 15

• language functioning
• pragmatic functioning

Question 16

what do SLTs need to consider in assessing ADHD child

Answer 16

• presence of DLD
• how language dysfunction intrinsic to diagnosis affects behavior, language, pragmatics

Question 17

receptive and expressive language formal assessment

Answer 17

CELF

Question 18

vocabulary comprehension formal assessment

Answer 18

BPVS

Question 19

reading comprehension formal assessment

Answer 19

Neale Analysis of Reading Ability (NARA)

Question 20

language and communication formal assessment

Answer 20

Children’s Communication Checklist 2 (CCC-2)

Question 21

typical ADHD assessment format

Answer 21

• multiple, brief testing sessions
• frequent, interesting rewards to maintain involvement
• highly structured sessions
• information sharing with caregivers

Question 22

metacognitive definition

Answer 22

the behavioral output of executive functions