Chapter 41intellectual and Developmental disabilities Flashcards
Birth defect
An abnormality present at birth that can involve a body structure or function
Development disability
A disability occurring before 22 years of age
Diplegia
Similar body parts are affected on both sides of the body
Disability
Ant lost, absent, or impaired physical or mental function
Inherited
That which is passed down from parents to children
Intellectual disability
Involves severe limits in intellectual function and adaptive behavior occurring before age 18
Spastic
Uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles
ADA
American with Disabilities Act of 1990
ASD
Autism spectrum disorder
CP
Cerebral palsy
DS
Down syndrome
FXS
Fragile X syndrome
IDD
Intellectual and developmental disability
IQ
Intelligence quotient
SB
Spina bifida