Pediatric Clinical Disorders

Question 1

What three core criteria must be met to diagnose intellectual disability?

Answer 1

• IQ of 70 or lower
• Deficits in adaptive functioning for their age and culture
• Symptom onset before age 18

Question 2

What range of IQ scores are generally associated with mild, moderate, and severe intellectual disability?

Answer 2

Consistent with the normative curve, the most common presentation is mild ID and severe/profound ID is relatively uncommon.

• Mild 50-55 to 70
• Moderate 35-40 to 50-55
• Severe 20-25 to 35-40
• Profound <20-25

Question 3

What gross neuroanatomical features are associated with autism?

Answer 3

Enlarged head circumference with mild ventricular enlargements and/or enlargement of some of the brain structures.

Question 4

What are two neural maturation processes that are thought to go awry in ID?

Answer 4

Disruption of neural migration/branching patterns of dendrites and abnormal apoptosis.

Question 5

What causes of low academic achievement must be reasonably ruled out to diagnose a learning disorder?

Answer 5

Low IQ

Sensory Impairment

Emotional Disturbance

Lack of Sufficient Opportunities

Question 6

What are the two areas affected in the double deficit model of reading impairment?

Answer 6

Rapid Automatized Naming

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