Week 3

Question 1

Trisomy

Answer 1

a condition in which an extra copy of a chromosome is present in the cell nuclei, causing developmental abnormalities

Question 2

Down Syndrome

Answer 2

A condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21

Question 3

Global Developmental Delay

Answer 3

Significant delay in two or more developmental domains (language, motor, social, cognitive)

Question 4

Which disability is characterized by significantly impaired intellectual and adaptive functioning, including cognition, language, motor skills, and socialization?
A. Intellectual Disability
B. Learning Disability
C. Developmental Disability
D. Both A and B

Answer 4

A. Intellectual Disability

Question 5

True/False
A developmental delay is a noticeable lag in a particular aspect of development.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Which disability is a neurological disorder that affects the brain’s ability to receive, process, store, and respond to information?
A. Intellectual Disability
B. Learning Disability
C. Developmental Disability
D. Both A and B

Answer 6

B. Learning Disability

Question 7

Non-Verbal Learning Disability

Answer 7

Characterized by a significant discrepancy between higher verbal skill and weaker motor, visual-spatial and social skills

Question 8

What processing disorder has difficulty recognizing subtle differences between sounds and identifying where sounds are coming from?
A. Dyscalculia Disorder
B. Auditory Processing Disorder
C. Dysgraphia Disorder
D. Auditory Learning Disorder

Answer 8

B. Auditory Processing Disorder

hearing loss that results from damage to the centers of the brain that process auditory information; difficulty recognizing subtle differences between sounds, identifying where sounds are coming from, sequencing sounds, and/or blocking out background noise

Question 9

Dyscalculia

Answer 9

Unusual difficulty with math, probably originating from a distinct part of the brain

Question 10

True/False
Dysgraphia is a specific intellectual disability that affects a person’s handwriting ability and fine motor skills.

Answer 10

False
Dysgraphia is a specific learning disability that affects a person’s handwriting ability and fine motor skills.

Question 11

Dyslexia

Answer 11

A specific learning disability that affects reading and related language-based processing skills.

The severity varies but can affect reading fluency, decoding, reading comprehension, recall, writing, spelling, and speech

Question 12

Name a type of auditory processing disorder where there is difficulty attaching meaning to sound groups that form words, sentences, and stories.
A. Attachment Disorder
B. Language Processing Disorder
C. Visual Perception Disorder
D. Auditory Learning Disorder

Answer 12

B. Language Processing Disorder

Relates only to the processing of expressive and/or receptive language

Question 13

Visual Perception/Visual Motor Deficit

Answer 13

A disorder that affects the understanding of information that a person sees, or the ability to draw or copy