Lecture 32- Early Development

Question 1

When would children start to struggle and show symptoms of neurodevelopmental disorders?

Answer 1

start to struggle between the age of 5-12, but many will not be diagnosed until adulthood (especially females)

Question 2

What is an Intellectual Disability?

Answer 2

IQ below 70
- challenges with adaptive functioning skills –> knowing it is important to keep themselves safe, engaged with the community, lack of survival skills

Question 3

What is a learning disorder?

Answer 3

can have any IQ
often perform worse on a task than you would expect in relation to their IQ, specific to different types of learning

Question 4

What is autism spectrum disorders?

Answer 4

• different communication styles
• repeated behaviours

Question 5

What is ADHD factors?

Answer 5

• attention
• hyper activity

Question 6

What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder? (ODD)

Answer 6

kids who refuse to listen to instructions by an authority figure, can appear angry

Question 7

What is conduct disorder? (CD)

Answer 7

children violating social norms
- skipping school
- aggressive
- damaging
- truant from school
- often gets involved in drugs and alcohol at a young age

Question 8

What is psychoeducation?

Answer 8

this is providing education on what disorders are, what they look like and what can be done to help them
- young people often do not have the power to change their environment so you have to include family in the treatment process