Neurodevelopmental Disorders Flashcards
Intellectual disability
Low intelligence and need special hope to cope with life in conceptual, social, and practical domains
Autism spectrum disorder
Impaired social interactions and communications. Stereotyped interests and behaviors from early life.
Language Disorder
Delay using spoken and written language notable for small vocabulary, sentences grammatically incorrect, and trouble understanding sentences and words
Social (pragmatic) communication disorder
Have adequate vocabulary and ability to create sentences but unable to use language practically
Conversations and writings tend to be inappropriate
Specific Learning Disorder
Problems with reading, written expression, and mathematics beyond expected for age.
Developmental coordination disorder
Motor coordination slowly developed
Stereotypes movement disorder
Repeated rocking, head banging, skin/orifice picking, or biting self that is stereotyped.
Tourette’s Disorder
Multiple motor and motor tics throughout day.
Duration from onset important
Persistent (chronic) motor or vocal tics throughout the day
Only vocal or only motor tics but not both
Duration from onset important
Provisional tic disorder
Tics for less than 1 year
ADHD
Inattentive, hyperactive, or impulsive
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Various forms of persistent negative behavior
Duration from onset is important
Conduct Disorder
Persistent violates rules and rights of others
Duration from onset is important
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
Persistently Negative, Irritable mood between temper outbursts
MDD
SIG E CAPS
Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
CHASES
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Anxious or fearful when separated from parents (or spouse in adults)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Worry about many different things, feel tense and anxious much of the time
Social anxiety disorder
Imagine being embarrassed when speaking, writing, or eating in public.
PTSD
Repeatedly reliving a severely traumatic event
PICA
Eating non-food material (dirt)
Encopresis
Repeated passing feces into clothing and elsewhere after age 4 years
Enuresis
Repeated voiding urine into clothing or bed after 5 years of age
Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes
Prader-Willi = parental gene deletion = mild to moderate Intellectual disability
Angelman = maternal gene deletion = moderate to severe intellectual disability
Down Syndrome
Trisomy 21 Mid face depression Mild-Moderate ID Brachycephaly Short-hands, 4 finger line in palm
Fragile X syndrome
2nd most common chromosomal abnormality for mental retardation Mild-moderate ID Gaze aversion Large appearing ears Connective tissue dysplasia
Irritability in kids is indicative of what?
DEPRESSION
SIG E CAPS
Sleep Interest Guilt Energy Concentration Appetite Psychomotor Suicidal
CHASES (for Persistent Depressive Disorder/Dysthymia)
Concentration Hopelessness Appetite Sleep Energy Self-esteem
