Chapter 4 - Language Disorders In Children Flashcards
Intellectual disability
Mental retardation
Prenatal causes - rubella, lead, anoxia
Microcephaly, fine/gross motor problems, poor morphology, delayed syntax
Definition of ASD from the DSM-V
Deficits in social, emotional, reciprocity, nonverbal behaviors, developing/maintaining/understanding relationships
Focal injury vs diffuse injury
Focal - one area of the brain
Diffuse - multiple areas
Immediate effects of TBI
Coma
Confusion
Amnesia
Cerebral palsy - 3 types
Effects nervous system
Orthopedic problems, seizures, feeding problems and hearing loss
Ataxic = balance and gait
Spastic (most common) = stiff, jerky, slow
Athetoid = slow, involuntary
Factor most related to a child’s SES
Mothers education level
Deficits in children with low SES
Reading and writing Temporal concepts Lack of familiarity with school tasks (ABCs) Delayed vocabulary Less elaboration
language assessment determines 3 things
Existence of a clinical problem
Nature and extent of problem
Course of action to take
Screening indicates two things
If child language skills fall within normal range
Possible language impairment or if further assessment is needed
How to calculate MLU
of morphemes divided by # of utterances
Parallel play
Child mimics others
Associative play
More interested in each other than in the toys
Cooperative play
Organization within play routine
Initiate response evaluation
Teacher initiates
Student responds
Teacher evaluates response
Discrete trials
One skills with promoting or modeling until child gets target
Continuous trials