Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Question 1

What are the 7 categories in the neurodevelopment disorder section?

Answer 1

1. Intellectual Disabilities
2. Communication Disorders
3. Autism Spectrum Disorder
4. ADHD Disorder
5. Specific Learning Disorder
6. Motor Disorders
7. Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Question 2

What are the 4 specifier for Intellectual Disability

Answer 2

1. Mild
2. Moderate
3. Severe
4. Profound

Question 3

Global Developmental Delay belongs in which sub category of neurodevelopmental disorder?

Answer 3

Intellectual disabilities

Question 4

What are the 5 communication disorders?

Answer 4

1. Language disorder
2. Speech sound disorder
3. Childhood-onset fluency Disorder (stuttering)
4. Social (pragmatic) communication disorder
5. Unspecified communication disorder

Question 5

What are the three severity specifiers for ASD?

Answer 5

Requiring very substantial support, Requiring substantial support, Requiring support

Question 6

Additional specifiers, besides severity, to include in ASD diagnoses?

Answer 6

• Associated with known medical/genetic condition/environmental factor
• Associated with another neurodevelopmental/Mental/behavioral disorder
• with or without intellectual impairment
• with or without language impairment
• with Catalonia

Question 7

Three types of ADHD presentations?

Answer 7

• combined presentation
• predominantly inattentive presentation
• predominantly hyperactive/impulsive presentation

Question 8

ADHD severity specifiers

Answer 8

Mild, moderate, severe

Question 9

T/F: ADHD can have a specifier of “in partial remission?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Three types of impairments for SLD

Answer 10

• with impairment in reading (dyslexia)
• with impairment in written expression
• with impairment in mathematics (dyscalculia)

Question 11

5 Tic Disorders

Answer 11

• Tourette’s
• Oersistent (chronic) motor or vocal Tic disorder
• Provisional Tic Disorder
• other specified Tic disorder
• unspecified Tic disorder

Question 12

When do neurodevelopmental disorders typically have an onset period?

Answer 12

Developmental period

Question 13

4 settings impairments occur with Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Answer 13

• personal
• social
• academic
• occupational

Question 14

Diagnostic Criteria for ID

Answer 14

A. Deficits in intellectual fxns confirmed by assessment & individualized/standardized intelligence tests
B. Deficits in adaptive fxning=failure to meet developmental&socio-culrural standards for personal independence and social responsibility.
C. Onset during developmental period

Question 15

3 domains of ID

Answer 15

Conceptual, social, practical

Question 16

When is global developmental delay diagnosed?

Answer 16

• under 5yrs
• clinical severity level cannot be reliably assessed
• have failed to meet developmental milestones in several areas of intellectual fxning

Question 17

ASD criteria A&B severity based on what?

Answer 17

Social communication impairments & restricted, repetitive patterns of bx

Question 18

Diagnostic Criteria for ASD

Answer 18

A. Persistent deficits in social communication & social interactions across mx contexts (currently/historically)
B. Restricted, repetitive patterns of bx, interests, or activities as manifested by >=2
-repetitive motor movements, use of objects, speech
-insistence on sameness
-fixated interests abnormal in intensity/focus
-hyper/hypo sensory input
C. Present in early developmental period
D. Symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas.
E. Exclusions

Question 19

ADHD Diagnostic Criteria

Answer 19

A. Pattern of inattention (6+) &/ hyperactivity-impulsivity (6+) interferes w/ fxning or development lasting at least 6 months
*17yr+ need 5+
B. Sx present before 12yrs
C. Present in 2x settings
D. Sx interfere w/ social, academic, occupational fx
E. Exclusions

Question 20

For intellectual disability, what are levels of severity based on?

Answer 20

Adaptive functioning NOT IQ

Question 21

Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder

Answer 21

A. Difficulties in verbal & non-verbal social communication, with all 4 criterion (page 47-48)
B. Functional impairments in effective communication, social participation, social relationships, academic achievement, occupational performance, individually or in combination
C. Onset is early developmental period but not fully manifested until social demands exceed capacities
D. Exception - Rule out medical &/or mental disorders

Question 22

Treatments for Autism

Answer 22

Early Intervention
Applied Behavioral Analysis Sensory-Based Activities Family Therapy
Social Skills Training
Job Skills Training

Question 23

What age do symptoms need to be present by in order to diagnose with ADHD?

Answer 23

12

Question 24

Specific learning disorder diagnostic criteria

Answer 24

A. Difficulty learning and applying academic skills, needing 1 of 6 symptoms, for 6 months, despite interventions to target the symptoms.
B. Academic skills are substantially below chronological age & cause significant interference with academic/occupational performance.
C. Began during school-age years but may not be manifested until demands exceed limited capacity.
D. Exclusion

Question 25

Objectives of treatment for Neurodevelopment disorders

Answer 25

• Eliminate dysfunctional behavior
• Improve academic functioning
• Improve socialization and peer-group involvement
• Promote family understanding of the disorder
• Improve parenting and family functioning