Nonverbal LD

Question 0

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a nonverbal learning disability? a. Deficits in social judgment b. Early deficits in handwriting c. Deficits in reading decoding d. Deficits in mathematics

Answer 0

d. Deficits in mathematics

Question 1

1) True or False? Nonverbal learning disabilities is not recognized as a subtype of Specific Learning Disabilities in IDEA?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

3) In infancy, NVLD children may be initially thought to have any of the following except for one, which one? a. PDD-NOS b. Deafness c. Severe emotional disturbance d. mental retardation

Answer 2

d. mental retardation

Question 3

4) One of the symptoms of NVLD is bilateral tactile deficits. Which neuropsychological test would be the most useful for assessing for tactile deficits? a. Dean-Woodcock Sensory-Motor Battery b. NESPY-II c. D-KEFS d. WRAML-2

Answer 3

Dean-Woodcock Sensory-Motor Battery

Question 4

5) While NVLD is most often associated with right hemispheric dysfunction or impairment, Gerstmann Syndrome if associated with dysfunction or impairment within what part of the brain? a. left frontal b. left parietal c. left occipital d. left temporal

Answer 4

b. left parietal

Question 5

6) NVLD is most often considered to be related to what type of neuronal deficits in the brain? a. grey matter in the left hemisphere b. white matter in the right hemisphere c. grey matter in the right hemisphere d. white matter in the left hemisphere

Answer 5

b. white matter in the right hemisphere

Question 6

7) All of the following are examples of white matter tracts or fibers in the brain except for one, which one? a. commissural fibers b. association fibers c. dorsal fiber tract d. projection fibers

Answer 6

dorsal fiber tract

Question 7

8) The diagnosis that most resembles NVLD in the schools is: a. specific learning disabilities in math b. specific learning disabilities in reading c. anxiety disorder d. Asperger’s disorder

Answer 7

Asperger’s disorder

Question 8

9) This occurs when the band of tissue connecting the two hemispheres of the brain, fails to develop normally: a. callosal agenesis b. velocardiofacial syndrome c. Williams Syndrome d. De Lange Syndrome

Answer 8

. callosal agenesis

Question 9

10) What type of neuroimaging holds great promise for looking at white matter diseases? a. functional magnetic imaging (fMRI) b. diffusion tensor imaging c. PET scans d. EEGs

Answer 9

b. diffusion tensor imaging