Week Twelve: Learning and Developmental Difficulties Flashcards
What is a developmental disability
A group of conditions impairing physical, language, and behavioural traits which usually last a persons lifetime.
What is a learning disability
Disorders which affect the ability
to understand or use spoken or
written language, mathematics, and attention.
What is ICD-11
A WHO document which underlines the neurodevelopment disorders and developmental learning disorders
what fraction of children have a learning disability in NSW public schools
1/8
what is the most common learning difficulty
reading difficultys
What is the correct term for slow learner?
specific learning difficulty
A person who shows below average intellectual functioning is considered to have a
Disorder of intellectual development
If a child has a developmental learning disorder, they show
academic skills lower than expected on the basis of their age
What are examples of a neurodevelopment disorder?
ADHD, Dyslexia, ASD
What is/are the presentation difficulties of ADHD
Presentation includes difficulties in several domains of attentional and cognitive functions associated with executive functions: problem solving, planning, orienting, alerting, cognitive flexibility,
sustained attention, response inhibition, and working memory
What is ASD
Autism Spectrum disorder
What does ASD primarily effect
social interaction and communication
What kind of disorder is ASD
Neurodevelopment disorder
What are the presentation difficulties of Dyslexia
Inaccurate and slow reading of words, with poor age-appropriate reading skills
What is Discalculia?
Difficulty with calculations
What are the presentation difficulties of Discalculia?
Inability to understand number magnitude, difficulty counting, number fact storage problems
