Case 13 SAP Flashcards
Autism
Broad range of presentations with very different impacts on societal interaction
ADHD
Developmentally excessive levels of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity
ADHD prevalence
5-10%
Tourette’s syndrome
Involuntary movement and vocal tics
Synaesthesia
Stimulation to one cognitive pathway leads to unintentional experiences in another cognitive or sensory neurological pathway
Dyslexia
Difficulties in decoding writing leading to slow reading, thought to relate to impaired function of reading network
Dyslexia prevalence
15%
Dyscalculia
Difficulty performing maths, possibly linked to visuo-spatial working memory
Dyscalculia prevalence
5%
Dysgraphia
difficulty writing as a process or legibility. related to development coordination disorder
dysgraphia prevalence
2%
Dyspraxia
inability to utilise voluntary motor abilities effectively in all aspects of life from play to structured skill task
dyspraxia prevalence
6%
The presence of what suggests a learning disability?
significantly reduced ability to:
understand new or complex information
learn new skills
cope independently
also lasting effect on development if started before adulthood
Some causes of learning disabilities
inheritance, genetic mutations, chromosomal abnormalities, brain damage around birth, illness of mother in pregnancy, illness of child in early years
around how many people in the UK have a learning disability?
1.5 million