physcosocial aspect of autisim down syndrome and cerebral palsy Flashcards
which parents have more stress than compared with down syndrome
autism parents
what is a refrigerator mother and what does it entail
it was used to describe a parent who was
seen as cold and uncaring and as a result,
traumatized their child causing them to
retreat into autism
what do the siblings of the autistic child feel
worry anger and embarassment
what are the parental stressors for autistic children
finances
taking the child out to the community
child not being able to express its needs
concerened about childs future
what is the most frequent genetic cause of intellectual disability
down syndrome
in adults with down syndrome iq can be influenced by what
increased risk of early onset dementia of the Alzheimer type
down syndrome compared with other individuals with intellectual disabilities posess what
neurodevelopmental patterns
neurocognitive
psychopathological
characteristics of neurocognitive pattens in down syndrome
weakness of language
verbal short term memory
implicit long term memory
associative learning
neurobiological characteristics of down syndrome
the cognitive and behavioural profile of these individuals are caused by anomalous brain development caused by trisonomy 21
autopsy alos shows that they have a lower brain weight in particullar small cerebellum, frontal and temporal lobe
what part of the brains in down syndrome have normal volumes
subcortical areas like lenticular area
posterior parietal and occiputal cortical grey matter
what are the predominant problems with cerebral palsy patients
emotional
hyperactivty
peer problems
children with cp that have functional abilities have higher risk of what
conduct disorders
what can have an impact on the childs phycosocial adjustments
maternal depression and parenting style
