Intellectual and communication disorders Flashcards

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definition of intellectual disability

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significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior that emerges before age 18

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3 domains that must be assessed for intellectual disability

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-conceptual domain - academic skills
-social domain - relationships
-practical domain - personal hygeine

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IQ for mild intellectual disability

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-

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IQ for moderate intellectual disability

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-35-50

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IQ for severe intellectual disability

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20-35

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IQ for profound intellectual disability

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<20

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associated with moderate intellectual disability

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-acquires language
-achieves 2-3 grade level
-socialization difficulty in adolescence
-can do semi-skilled work under supervision

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associated with severe intellectual disability

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-may develop communcation
-may do well in supervised living
-cause typically identified

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associated with profound intellectual disability

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-usually identifiable cause
-may/may not be able to communicate
-may/may not be taught some self-care

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clinical features of mild intellectual disability

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-egocentric or reduced abstract thinking
-intellectually at the high elementary level
-may acquire vocational skills
-social problems

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clinical features of moderate intellectual disability

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-academic achievement middle elementary
-aware of deficits/feels alienated
-requires supervision in occupation but can become competent with support

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clinical features of severe intellectual disability

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-minimal speech
-impaired motor development
-may develop language in school age years
-needs extensive supervision

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clinical features of profound intellectual disability

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-constant supervision
-limited communication
-limited motor development
-may develop language by adult

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frequent behavioral traits of profound intellectual disability

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-hyperactivity
-low frustration tolerance
-aggression
-affective instability
-repetitive/stereotypic motor behaviors
-self-injurious behavior

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How is the severity of intellectual disability determined

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level of adaptive functioning, not IQ

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alexia

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failure to read

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agraphia

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failure to write

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aphasia

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failure to communicate

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therapy interventions often used with intellectual disability

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cognitive therapy
psychodynamic therapy

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medication to deal with aggression in intellectual disability

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antipsychotics and possible anticonvulsants
(aripiprazole and risperidone)

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medications for comorbid ADHD in intellectual disability

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stimulants
clonidine
atomoxetine

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medications to treat comorbid depressive disorders in intellectual disability

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SSRIs

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medication for sterotypical motor movements in intellectual disability

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antipsychotics (when disruptive/harmful)
SSRIs

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which SSRIs are used for sterotypical motor movements in intellectual disability

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fluoxetine
fluvoxamine
paroxetine
sertraline

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most likely comorbid disorders with mild intellectual disability

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disruptive and conduct disorders

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most likely comorbid disorders with severe intellectual disability

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autism
self-mutilation
self-stimulation

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what is prader-willi syndrome almost always associated with

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compulsive eating disturbances, hyperphagia, and obesity

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clinical features of PKU

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-severely intellectually disabled
-perceptual difficulties
-impaired verbal/nonverbal communication

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symptoms of rett syndrome

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ataxia, facial grimacing, teeth grinding, loss of speech

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who is affected by Rett syndrome

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only girls

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clinical features of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

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-intellectual disability
-microcephaly
-seizures
-choreoathetosis
-spasticity
-severe compulsive mutilation by biting fingers

32
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maternal prenatal conditions that can affect brain development

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uncontrolled DM
anemia
emphysema
HTN
alcohol/narcotic use

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maternal infections that can cause intellectual disability

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syphilis
toxoplamosis
Herpes
HIV

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acquired infections that can cause intellectual disability

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encephalitis
meningitis

35
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domains of language competence

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phonology
grammar
semantics
pragmatics

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phonology

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Ability to produce sounds that constitute words
-discriminate between sounds that are made by a letter or group of letters

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semantics

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organization of concepts and acquisition of words

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pragmatics

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understanding context of speech and how to interact/converse

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essential feature of expressive language disorder

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marked impairment in the development of age-appropriate expressive language

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language understanding and articulation in expressive language disorder

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understanding is relatively intact and articulation is often immature with grammatical errors

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diagnosis of expressive language disorder

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below average verbal language and low scores on standardized expressive verbal tests

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characterizations of expressive language deficits

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limited vocabulary
simple grammar
variable articulation

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difference between expressive and mixed receptive/expressive language disorder

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comprehension is not impaired in expressive language disorder

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difference between expressive language disorder and autism

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expressive still tries to form relationships regardless of disability and often autism does not

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difference between expressive language disorder and selective mutism

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selective mutism has normal language development

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most common psych comorbidities with expressive language disorder

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ADHD, anxiety disorders, ODD, and conduct disorder

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auditory processing deficits in receptive/expressive language disorder

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-discriminating between sounds and rapid sound changes
-deficits in association of sounds and symbols
-memory of sound sequences

48
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intellectual capacity in mixed receptive/expressive language disorder

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age-appropriate

49
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clinical features of receptive/expressive language disorder

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-may appear deaf
-responds appropriately to environmental sounds but not spoken words
-slow language acquisition

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most frequent comorbidities with mixed receptive/expressive language disorder

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additional language disorders
learning disorders
psychiatric disorders
ADHD

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prognosis if mixed receptive/expressive language disorder is identified early

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worse because it is likely severe

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main feature of speech sound disorder

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difficulty pronouncing speech sounds correctly d/t omissions, distortions, or misarticulation

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consonant v. vowel sounds in speech and sound disorder

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vowel sounds are not affected

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remission of speech and sound disorder

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typically spontaneous by the third grade

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physical and neurologic abnormalities/disorders to r/o in speech and sound disorder

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dysarthria
hearing impairment
mental retardation
pervasive developmental disorders

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treatment options for speech and sound disorder

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phonologic approach
traditional approach

57
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definition of child onset fluency disorder

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disruptions in normal flow of speech by involuntary speech motor events

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behaviors commonly associated with stuttering

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eye blinks
facial grimacing
head jerks
abnormal body movements

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development of stuttering

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insidious over weeks or months

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phase 1 of child onset fluency disorder

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-occurs during preschool period
-weeks/months between episodes
-frequent spontaneous recovery
-usually when excited/upset or there is communicative pressure

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phase 2 of child onset fluency disorder

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-elementary school years
-few, if any, intervals of normal speech
-stuttering involves significant parts of speech

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phase 3 of child onset fluency disorder

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-anywhere between 8 and adulthood
-stuttering comes and goes in response to situations

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cluttering

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erratic dysrhythmic speech patterns or rapid/jerky spurts of words/phrases

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most frequent comorbidities with child onset fluency disorder

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anxiety disorders
ADHD

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Lidcombe program for treatment of child onset fluency disorder

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uses operant conditioning with praise for periods of no stuttering and asking for immediate correction of stuttered words when it does happen

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family based PCIT for child onset fluency disorder

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aims to identify and diminish stressors associated with increased stuttering

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semantogenic theory of child onset fluency disorder

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stuttering is a learned response to normative childhood dysfluencies

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classical conditioning theory of childhood onset fluency disorder

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stuttering becomes conditioned to environmental factors

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cybernetic model theory of childhood onset fluency disorder

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speech depends on appropriate feedback for regulation and stuttering occurs because of a breakdown in the feedback loop

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main definition of social pragmatic communication disorder

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problems using verbal/nonverbal communication for social purposes without restricted/repetitive interests or behaviors

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what differentiates social pragmatic communication disorder from autism

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autism has restricted/repetitive interests/behaviors

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main clinical manifestations of social pragmatic communication disorder

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-deficits in social greeting and sharing information
-problems adjusting communication to fit context or needs of the listener
-problems following conversational rules like give and take
-trouble understanding things that are not explicitly stated like inferences

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common comorbidities with social pragmatic communication disorder

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ADHD
social anxiety disorder