Language Disorders In Children Flashcards
Language disorders in children who are otherwise typically developing are called
Specific Language impairment
What are the typical problems that children with SLI have?
articulation and phonological problems
What are the diagnostic criteria for someone on the spectrum
- impaired social interaction
- disturbed communication
- stereotypic behaviors, interests and activities.
Two types of brain Injury in children
TBI and cerebral Palsy
Are standardized tests the best option for children with TBI
No because these tests usually don’t account for their unique symptoms
Ultimate goal for a child with TBI
integrate back into school and society
A disorder in which the immature nervous system is affected, resulting in muscular discoordination ad associated problems
CP
What are the 3 types of CP
Ataxic
athetoid
spastic
This type of CP involves disturbed balance, awkward gait, and uncoordinated movements due to damage in the cerebellum
Ataxic CP
This type of CP is characterized by slow, writhing, involuntary movements due to damage in the indirect pathways especially the basal ganglia
Athetoid CP
This type of Cp involves increased spasticity as well as stiff jerky movements
Spastic CP
Expanding the child’s telegraphic speech is called
Expansion
commenting on the child’s utterance and adding new information is called
Extension or expatiation
when you repeatedly model a target structure to stimulate the child to use it, it is called
focused stimulation
Incidental teaching, mand-model and time delay are all apart of _______
Milieu Teaching