Disorders Affecting Development

Question 1

What is a difference?

Ex:

Answer 1

condition or behavior that is unusual, but represents a variation of normal ( Ex: short stature, or dialect)

Question 2

What is a delay?

Is a delay life long?

Answer 2

• a state or behavior that is below expectations for the child’s age, sex or physical condition when measure against norms
• It MAY be a delay

Question 3

What is a disorder>?

Answer 3

a condition or behavior that impairs functional ability on one or more ares of development.

Question 4

Some disorders are ______, some require ______ skills , and other persist.

Answer 4

1. remediated

2. compensatory

Question 5

What is a deficit?

Answer 5

absence of limitation of a physical attribute , function, or skill

Question 6

What is disability?

Answer 6

a limitation in the ability to perform certain tasks in a typical manner

Question 7

what is a implication of disability?

Answer 7

with the proper assistance, alternative or adaptive methods the individual will achieve a level of functional competence.

Question 8

What is a handicap?

Answer 8

the degree to wich the impaired condition or behavior prevents the person from engaging in life activities.

Question 9

The prevalence is highest among children ages ____ - ___

Answer 9

3-6

Question 10

What syndromes and disorders effect development?

Which are genetic? ( __ -__)

Which are neurological? (__ - __)

Answer 10

1. Angelman Syndrome
2. Fragile X Syndrome
3. Prader- Willi Syndrome
4. Trisomy 21 (Down) Syndrome
5. Turner Syndrome
6. Cerebral Palsy
7. Febrile Seizures
8. Head Trauma