Unit 13 Flashcards
What are the medical conditions in ID?
More likely to have a chronic medical condition
Why are health problems often overlooked in people with ID and/ or ASD?
Communication difficulties
Signs of physical or mental illness is often expressed as behavior problems
Biological and behavioral aspects of the individuals well being are often seen as independent and unrelated
Why are people who are diagnosed with ID/ ASD at risk for inadequate or improper medical care?
Communication difficulties
Sensory procession concerns
Difficulties with planning, initiation, problem solving, and sequencing
Social interaction difficulties
Anxiety and depression
What are the comorbidity in ASD?
Intellectual disability Epilepsy Anxiety disorders Mood disorders ADHD Gastrointestinal problems Eating and feeding problems Sleep disorders
What are the tummy problems in ASD?
GERD
Inflammatory bowel disease
Irritable bowel Syndrome
Celiac disease
What are the sleep problems in ASD?
44-83% Difficulty falling asleep Restless sleep Not falling asleep in own bed Frequent wakenings
Gets worse as they get older
Anxiety in ASD
More prevalent in ASD
not diagnosed due to:
- difficulty assessing or measuring anxiety
- symptom overlap and unclear differential diagnosis
What are the multi method assessment of anxiety?
Affective/ contextual (physical feelings)
Behavioral (behaviors)
Psychological (thoughts)
Depression in ASD
Often feel depression and loneliness that are expressed over difficulties maintaining social relationships
Diagnosis is made by parental reports
What are the interventions to reduce problem behavior in medical/ dental settings?
Building rapport
Offering choices
Embedding demands- preferred thing first
Discriminative stimulus for nonproblem behavior presented- Disney pics when dentist puts explorer in your mouth
Positive setting event introduced
Functional communication training (FCT)- take breaks
Delay of reinforcement- can break after certain activity
