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Question 1

What are the some neurodevelopment disorders from the DSM-5?

Answer 1

• intellectual disability
• comm disorders
• autism spectrum disorders
• ADHD
• Specific learning disorders

Question 2

What is the ASQ-3?

Answer 2

Ages and Stages questionnaire which is an assessment tool for gather info about a child’s development

Question 3

What are some characteristics of specific learning disorders?

Answer 3

• persistent and imparing deficits in academic skills
• performance levels lower than intellectual level
• addressed in school
• pace of skill development varies significantly in young children

Question 4

Characteristics of intellectual disabilities?

Answer 4

score below 70 +/- 5 IQ

• onset during dev period
• deficits in adaptive functioning in ADL’s across multiple environments

Question 5

What are some adaptive functioning domains?

Answer 5

Conceptual
social
practical

Question 6

Levels of intellectual disability?

Answer 6

Mild
Moderate
Severe
Profound

Question 7

What are some facts of intellectual disabilities?

Answer 7

Heterogeneous condition with multiple causes

• 1% prevalence
• occurs in all races and cultures
• often co-occurs with other mental/physical and medical conditions

Question 8

What is global dev delay?

Answer 8

dx before that age of 5 when the pt is unable to undergo reliable systematic assessments

Question 9

What are some comm disorders?

Answer 9

Language
Speech sound
childhood-onset fluency
social (pragmatic) comm

Question 10

What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?

Answer 10

Poor social interactions, social comm deficits, repetitive =/ritualized behaviors, restricted interests.

• increased head/brain size
• more common in males 4:1 with 1% prev
• early childhood presentation
• may have intellectual disability rarely savants
• Highly variable among pts and even in a single pt over time evolving with age, experience, learning and environment

Question 11

Risk factors for ASD and ITD?

Answer 11

genes
environment
diseases

Question 12

What is the DX criteria for ASD?

Answer 12

A. Persistent deficits in social communication and interaction, currently or by history, as manifested by:
B. Restricted repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, currently or by history, as manifested by at least two of the following:
C: Symptoms must be present in the early developmental period (but may not become fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities, or be masked by learned strategies later in life).
D. Symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning.
E. The disturbances are not better explained by intellectual disability or global developmental delay.

Question 13

What are some treatment options for ASD?

Answer 13

1. behavior training
2. specialized therapies\
3. Child and family therapy
4. Medication