Chapter 61- The Patient with a Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Question 1

Conceptual, social, and practical skills learned by individuals to support the ability to function in everyday life

Answer 1

adaptive behavior

Question 2

A developmental disorder, generally evident before age 3, affecting verbal and nonverbal communications and social interaction

Answer 2

autism spectrum disorder

Question 3

Two major categories of patients with neurodevelopmental disabilities that dental professionals encounter in standard dental settings:

Answer 3

down syndrome and autism spectrum disorder

Question 4

Intellectual Disorders are characterized by:

Answer 4

• limitations in intellectual functioning
• limitations in adaptive functioning as expressed through conceptual, social, and practical skills
• orientation and onset of symptoms during the developmental period, usually before the age of 18 years

Question 5

Five interrelated dimensions contribute to an individual’s functioning ability:

Answer 5

• intellectual capability
• adaptive behavior
• participation, interactions, and social roles
• health (physical, mental, etiology)
• context (environment, culture)

Question 6

Strategies and resources selected after assessment of individual level of ability and can help to improve the functioning of the individual with an intellectual disability:

Answer 6

supportive interventions

Question 7

What are the purposes of supportive interventions for IDs?

Answer 7

• to promote development, education, interests, and personal well-being
• to improve individual functioning and functional capabilities
• to lessen the person’s disorder by providing services and interventions that focus on prevention
• to enhance personal outcomes related to independence, community participation, and personal well-being

Question 8

What are the types of supportive interventions?

Answer 8

supported learning and education
supported living
supported health service
supported employment