TEST 2 Flashcards
The U.S. government defined a ________ _________ of a child as one which involves difficulty in understanding or using spoken or written language, and the difficulty can appear in listening, thinking, reading, writing, and spelling.
learning disability
T/F? About three times as many girls as boys are classified as having a learning disability.
True false question.
False (Boys are actually three times as likely)
T/F? Children with learning disabilities can lead normal lives.
True
Children with dyslexia have ______
difficulty with phonological skills.
Children of ADHD display which of the following; cent-ration, extraversion, hyperactivity, inattention, impulsivity.
hyperactivity, inattention, impulsivity.
T/F? Children with learning disabilities may have difficulty doing mathematics.
true.
T/F? Children with learning disabilities may have difficulty doing mathematics.
true.
Identify the reasons for the greater occurrence of learning disabilities in boys when compared with girls.
biological vulnerability and referral bias.
The most distinctive feature of intellectual disability is inadequate:
intellectual functioning
Children with a learning disability are more likely to show:
poor academic performance
A severe impairment in the ability to read and spell is called:
dyslexia.
For attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis, the onset of ADHD-specific characteristics should occur early in Blank______ and the characteristics must be debilitating.
childhood
Identify a true statement about orthopedic impairments
They can be caused by perinatal problems.
For the diagnosis of intellectual disability in an individual, low IQ and low adaptiveness should be evident in:
childhood.
Children with normal vision have a visual acuity of Blank______ on the Snellen scale.
20/20
Identify the type of intellectual disability where a child’s IQ is in the range of 55 and 70.
mild
impairments involve restricted movements or lack of control over movement due to muscle, bone, or joint problems.
orthopaedic
Which of the following is true about articulation disorders?
Articulation problems can make communication with peers difficult.
Children with low vision have a visual acuity between:
20/70 and 20/200.
Speech that is hoarse, harsh, too loud, too high-pitched, or too low-pitched reflects a(n)
voice disorder
________ -_________refer to problems in pronouncing sounds correctly.
articulation disorders
_________ refers to a child’s speech that exhibits spasmodic hesitation, prolongation, or repetition.
stuttering
Children with Blank______ often have a voice disorder that makes their speech difficult to understand.
cleft palate
Which of the following are true of children with autistic disorder?
They show abnormalities in communication.
They show repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior.