Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Question 1

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Brain abnormalities

Answer 1

Cerebellum
Corpus Callosum
Amygdala

Question 2

ADHD
Comorbid disorders

Answer 2

Oppositional defiant
Conduct disorder
Anxiety disorder
Depressive disorder

Question 3

ADHD
Brain abnormalities

Answer 3

Smaller volume of
Caudate nucleus,
Putamen,
Nucleus Accumbens,
Amygdala,
Hippocampus.

Delayed cortical maturation in prefrontal cortex.

Question 4

ADHD
NEUROIMAGING

Answer 4

Hypoactivation in frontoparietal network or central executive network (dorsolateral and anterior prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, lateral cerebellum, caudate nucleus, and inferior parietal lobe).

Question 5

ADHD
Neurotransmitters Abnormalities

Answer 5

Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Serotonin

Question 6

Better prognosis for ASD

Answer 6

Functional language skills by age five.

Question 7

DSM-5 Tourette’s diagnosis

Answer 7

One vocal tic and multiple motor tics.

Question 8

Comorbid disorder with Specific learning disorder.

Answer 8

ADHD

Question 9

ADHD onset of symptoms

Answer 9

Before 12 years of age.

Question 10

Identify level of severity in Intellectual disability.

Answer 10

Adaptive functioning.

Question 11

Childhood-onset fluency disorder effective intervention.

Answer 11

Habit reversal training.