Exam 14: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Jason is a two-year-old boy who has no motivation to interact with other people.His absence of interest in people may also lead to severe deficits in his ability to

An individual diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder will always present with

Prenatal gene therapy refers to the future possibility of using genetic techniques to

The percentage of people with intellectual disability who are classified as mildly intellectually disabled is approximately

Research regarding the behaviour of the parents of autistic children suggests that autistic disorder is

Studies with identical twins have indicated that reading disorders

An individual with an IQ score of 60 would be classified with _______ intellectual disability.

Research on supported employment indicates that

Alexandra is a sixth-grade girl who has great difficulty in school.She pays attention and works hard but appears to have trouble remembering facts and concepts she has read about.Before we can determine whether Alexandra has a learning disability, it is most important to know her

The incidence of a child being born with Down's syndrome to a mother at age 35 is 1 in 500 births.The risk at maternal age 45 is 1 in ___ births.

Jake is an 8-year old boy with autistic disorder whose parents have just been informed that their son will be provided with whatever special psychological support he needs.Jake's parents should

Most autistic individuals develop symptoms of the disorder =

Stimulant medications seem to treat ADHD because they

Discuss the possible causes of autistic disorder.

Lindi is a 14-year-old autistic girl currently participating in a behavioural social skills training programme for autistic adolescents.Jane's most likely outcome from this programme is

A specific learning disorder is defined as

An alternative to using the discrepancy between IQ and achievement in identifying children with specific learning disorders is

Which of the following often overlaps with ADHD?

Down's syndrome is caused by

Senzo is a 12-year-old boy of average intelligence, as indicated by his IQ scores.He loves school and works hard on his homework.Senzo has earned straight As in every subject except maths, where he has been achieving grades in the C range.Which of the following statements is correct?