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Neurodevelopmental Disorders Flashcards

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These disorders are believed to be neurologically based.

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Neurodevelopmental disorders

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These disorders originate in childhood, although the full presentation of the problem may manifest in later years.

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Neurodevelopmental disorders

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They often persist through adulthood and are lifelong problems.

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Neurodevelopmental disorders

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IQ for mental retardation.

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Below 70

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The two major dysfunctions in intellectual disability.

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Adaptive and intellectual functioning

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What are the spheres of adaptive functioning?

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  1. Conceptual (academic): memory, language, math
  2. Social: awareness, communication, social judgement
  3. Practical: learning and self management of life
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It involves repeating the speech of others and was once thought to be a sign of autism spectrum disorder.

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Echolalia

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What are the 3 characteristics of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

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Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

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What are the subtypes of ADHD?

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Inattention subtype, hyperactive/impulsive subtype, and combined subtype

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More research is needed on this type of disorder in girls as previous studies focused on boys.

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ADHD

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Children with this disorder are first identified as different from their peers around age 3 or 4; they are described as active, mischievous, slow to toilet train, and oppositional by their parents.

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ADHD

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Although the manifestations of this disorder change as people grow older, many of their problems persist.

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ADHD

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This disorder is more common in families in which one person has the disorder.

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ADHD

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This disorder has strong genetic rule but does not rule out any role for the environment. The psychological and social dimensions of this disorder may further influence the disorder itself.

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ADHD

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A combined approach treatment, biological and psychosocial, is the most effective treatment for this disorder.

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ADHD

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This disorder requires 6 or more symptoms that persisted for at least 6 months in children and adolescents.

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ADHD

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This disorder requires at least 5 symptoms in older adults and adolescents (age 17 and older).

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AD

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This disorder requires that several inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive symptoms were present before turning 12 years old.

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ADHD

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This disorder requires that several inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive symptoms are present in 2 or more settings.

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ADHD

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The impulsiveness in this disorder may reflect a desire for immediate rewards or an inability to delay gratification.

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ADHD

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This disorder begins in childhood.

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ADHD

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If there is a known genetic cause, such as Fragile X syndrome or 33q11 deletion syndrome, this disorder should still be diagnosed.

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ADHD

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The generalized fidgetiness of this disorder, which can include tics, can be mistaken from frequent multiple tics in Tourette’s disorder.

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ADHD

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Performance that is substantially below what would be expected given the person’s age, IQ, and education.

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Specific Learning Disorder (SLD)

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This disorder should not be caused by sensory difficulty.

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SLD

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This disorder use specifiers for disorders of reading, written expression, or mathematics to highlight specific problems for remediation.

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SLD

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The causes of this disorder include genetic, neurobiological, and environmental factors.

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SLD

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This disorder is thought to be caused by genetic, neurobiological, and environmental factors.

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SLD

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This disorder requires educational intervention. Biological (drug) treatment is typically restricted to those individuals who may have comorbid ADHD.

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SLD

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Learning difficulties persist in the presence of adequate educational opportunity and exposure to the same instruction as the peer group, and competency in the language of instruction.

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SLD

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These learning difficulties can occur in the presence of normal levels of intellectual functioning (i.e. IQ score of at least 70 +- 5).

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SLD

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Difficulties learning and using academic skills as indicated by the presence of at least one of the symptoms have persisted for at least 6 months.

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SLD

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This disorder involves difficulties in social communication with restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

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This disorder appear to not have a single cause. Instead, a number of biological contributions may combine with psychosocial influences.

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ASD

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No completely effective treatment exists for this disorder.

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ASD

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Most efforts at treating people with this disorder focus on enhancing their communication (in lieu of eliminating social communication problems) and daily living skills and on reducing problem behaviors, such as tantrums and self-injury.

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ASD

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The severity for this disorder is based on social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior.

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ASD

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People with this disorder has significantly below-average intellectual and adaptive functioning.

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Intellectual Disability (ID)

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This disorder has difficulties in 3 domains: conceptual, social, and practical.

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ID

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This disorder can be caused by environmental, prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal factors.

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ID

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The most common chromosomal form of Intellectual Disability, which is caused by the presence of an extra 21st chromosome.

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Down Syndrome

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The second common chromosomally related cause of ID, which is caused by an abnormality on the X chromosome.

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Fragile X Syndrome

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Severity is defined on the basis of adaptive functioning for this disorder.

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ID

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This disorder requires completing standardized assessments prior to the diagnosis.

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ID

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