Class 1 Flashcards
The medical model follows what constructs?
DISORDER
- individual has an impairment/deficit
- input by health professionals will help enhance function: health and rehab focus
- diagnostic gateway to health, educational and social care
(Alliance for inclusive education, 2018)
The social model follows what constructs?
DISABILITY
- it is society which disables them, by not taking into account their needs
- it is not their impairment which disables them
- human rights perspective
(Alliance for inclusive education, 2018)
What factors are considered in the ICF model?
- the health condition (disorder or disease)
- bodily function
- participation
- environmental factors
- personal factors
What are the 3 criteria for diagnosis of intellectual disability?
(According to DSM5)
- Onset during developmental period
- Intellectual deficits
- Adaptive functioning deficits
Intellectual Deficits must be confirmed by….
- clinical assessment
- individual standardised assessment (e.g- a battery of assessments focus on executive functioning)
Intellectual deficits include deficits in…..
- intellectual functioning
- problem solving
- planning
- abstract thinking
- judgement
- academic learning
- learning from experience
Adaptive functioning deficits include deficits in what 3 domains?
- Conceptual adaptive functioning
- Social adaptive functioning
- Practical adaptive functioning
Effects of adaptive functioning deficits?
- person cannot meet “developmental and sociocultural standards for personal independence and social responsibility”
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What are some prenatal causes for Learning disability?
- Genetic Causes: eg, chromosomal
- Toxin: eg, foetal alcohol syndrome
- Maternal Metabolic: eg, Diabetes
- Infection
What are some perinatal causes for LD?
- Prematurity
- Anoxia at birth (eg, Umbilical cord clamping)
- Metabolic
- Infection (some bacterial)
What are some postnatal caused for LD?
- Infection (eg- meningitis)
- TBI (eg- shaken baby)
- Environmental (persistent serious neglect or abuse)
What would be looked for in a physical medical examination?
- Dysmorphic features
- Head Circumference
- Skin Lesions
What would be looked for in a neuro-developmental medical examination?
- Gross and fine motor skills
- Speech language and communication
- Hearing and vision
- Social and cognitive skills
What types of testing might be done in a medical examination?
- Blood tests
- Urine tests
- Brain imagine
- EEG
What cooccurring conditions might occur alongside LD?
- Developmental disorders (eg, ASD)
- Mental disorders (eg, ADHD, anxiety, depression…)
- Physical disorders (eg, Epilepsy, CP)
- Sensory disorders (eg, hearing or vision)
