Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Question 1

Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

Answer 1

Onset during the developmental period that includes both intellectual and adaptive functioning deficits in conceptual, social, and practical domains.

Question 2

Degree of Severity

Answer 2

Mild: IQ score: 50-55 to 70 (DSM-IV-TR), Can learn

Question 3

Degree of Severity

Answer 3

Moderate: IQ score: 35-40 to 50-55 (DSM-IV-TR), Trainable

Question 4

Degree of Severity

Answer 4

Severe: IQ score: 20-15 to 35-40 (DSM-IV-TR), May learn and talk

Question 5

Degree of Severity

Answer 5

Profound: IQ score: below 20 (DSM-IV-TR), Considerable impairment

Question 6

Language Disorder

Answer 6

Persistent difficulties in the acquisition and use of language across modalities due to deficits in comprehension or production that include: reduced vocabulary, limited sentence structure, and impairments in discourse.

Question 7

Speech Sound Disorder

Answer 7

Persistent difficulty with speech sound production that interferes with speech intelligibility or prevents verbal communication of messages.

Question 8

Childhood-onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering)

Answer 8

Disturbances in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech that are inappropriate for the individuals age and language skills that persist over time.

Question 9

Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder

Answer 9

Persistent difficulties in the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication.

Question 10

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Answer 10

Persistent difficulties in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts.

Question 11

Severity Level

Answer 11

Level 1: Requiring support

Question 12

Severity Level

Answer 12

Level 2: Requiring substantial support

Question 13

Severity Level

Answer 13

Level 3: Requiring very substantial support

Question 14

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Answer 14

A persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.

Question 15

Specific Learning Disorder

Answer 15

Difficulties learning and using academic skills with persistent symptoms for at least 6 months.

Question 16

Developmental Coordination Disorder

Answer 16

The acquisition and execution of coordinated motor skills is substantially below that expected given the individual’s chronological age and opportunity for skill learning and use.

Question 17

Stereotypic Movement Disorder

Answer 17

Repetitively, seemingly driven, and apparently purposeless motor behavior.

Question 18

Tourette’s Disorder

Answer 18

Multiple motor and one or more vocal tics have been present at some time during the illness. The tics may wax and wane in frequency but have persisted for more than 1 year since first tic onset. Onset is before age 18 years.

Question 19

Persistant (Chronic) Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder

Answer 19

Single or multiple motor or vocal tics have been present during illness, but not both motor or vocal tics. The tics may wax and wane in frequency but have persisted for more than 1 year since first tic onset. Onset is before age 18 years.

Question 20

Provisional Tic Disorder

Answer 20

Single or multiple motor and/or vocal tics. The tics have been present for less than 1 year since the first tic onset. Onset is before age 18 years.

Question 21

Onset during the developmental period that includes both intellectual and adaptive functioning deficits in conceptual, social, and practical domains.

Answer 21

Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

Question 22

Mild: IQ score: 50-55 to 70 (DSM-IV-TR), Can learn

Answer 22

Degree of Severity

Question 23

Moderate: IQ score: 35-40 to 50-55 (DSM-IV-TR), Trainable

Answer 23

Degree of Severity

Question 24

Severe: IQ score: 20-15 to 35-40 (DSM-IV-TR), May learn and talk

Answer 24

Degree of Severity

Question 25

Profound: IQ score: below 20 (DSM-IV-TR), Considerable impairment

Answer 25

Degree of Severity

Question 26

Persistent difficulties in the acquisition and use of language across modalities due to deficits in comprehension or production that include: reduced vocabulary, limited sentence structure, and impairments in discourse.

Answer 26

Language Disorder

Question 27

Persistent difficulty with speech sound production that interferes with speech intelligibility or prevents verbal communication of messages.

Answer 27

Speech Sound Disorder

Question 28

Disturbances in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech that are inappropriate for the individuals age and language skills that persist over time.

Answer 28

Childhood-onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering)

Question 29

Persistent difficulties in the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication.

Answer 29

Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder

Question 30

Persistent difficulties in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts.

Answer 30

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Question 31

Level 1: Requiring support

Answer 31

Severity Level

Question 32

Level 2: Requiring substantial support

Answer 32

Severity Level

Question 33

Level 3: Requiring very substantial support

Answer 33

Severity Level

Question 34

A persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.

Answer 34

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Question 35

Difficulties learning and using academic skills with persistent symptoms for at least 6 months.

Answer 35

Specific Learning Disorder

Question 36

The acquisition and execution of coordinated motor skills is substantially below that expected given the individual’s chronological age and opportunity for skill learning and use.

Answer 36

Developmental Coordination Disorder

Question 37

Repetitively, seemingly driven, and apparently purposeless motor behavior.

Answer 37

Stereotypic Movement Disorder

Question 38

Multiple motor and one or more vocal tics have been present at some time during the illness. The tics may wax and wane in frequency but have persisted for more than 1 year since first tic onset. Onset is before age 18 years.

Answer 38

Tourette’s Disorder

Question 39

Single or multiple motor or vocal tics have been present during illness, but not both motor or vocal tics. The tics may wax and wane in frequency but have persisted for more than 1 year since first tic onset. Onset is before age 18 years.

Answer 39

Persistant (Chronic) Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder

Question 40

Single or multiple motor and/or vocal tics. The tics have been present for less than 1 year since the first tic onset. Onset is before age 18 years.

Answer 40

Provisional Tic Disorder