NVLD

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a nonverbal learning disability?

Answer 2

Deficits in reading decoding

Question 3

One of the symptoms of NVLD is visual-spatial difficulty. Which neuropsychological test would be the most useful for assessing for these deficits?

Answer 3

Rey-Osterreith Complex Figure

Question 4

This occurs when the band of tissue connecting the two hemispheres of the brain, fails to develop normally:

Answer 4

callosal agenesis

Question 4

NVLD is also seen in which medical disorder:

Answer 4

Velocardiofacial syndrome
Agenesis of the corpus callosum

Question 5

Which of these shows a dynamic picture of the brain through neuroimaging while the brain is active?

Answer 5

fMRI

Question 6

Most theorists now include which of the following symptoms to diagnosis NLD

Answer 6

Social competence
Emotional stability
Adaptation to novelty

Question 7

Which one of the following diagnoses is commonly seen with NLD?

Answer 7

ADHD: predominately inattentive subtype

Question 8

Children with NLD differ from those with ASD in the following symptom

Answer 8

Verbose but flexible interests

Question 9

The Salience network is activated when

Answer 9

Thinking about social norms

Question 10

In infancy, NVLD children may be initially thought to have any of the following expect for one, which one?

Answer 10

Severe emotional disturbance