12.7 Neurodevelopment Disorders: Assessment and Treatment

Question 1

what are the two main domains of autism spectrum disorder?

Answer 1

1. deficits in social communication and social interactions

2. restricted or repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities

Question 2

what are the three points in the first domain (social communication) or ASD?

Answer 2

1. no social-emotional reciprocity
2. poor nonverbal communication
3. difficulty developing, maintaining and understanding relationships

Question 3

children with ASD can have trouble with ________, extreme distress

Answer 3

change

Question 4

what is a screening test for ASD?

Answer 4

M-CHAT

Question 5

what are the “gold standards” after screening for diagnosing autism?

Answer 5

ADI/ADOS

Question 6

what are good prognostic indicators for ASD? (3)

Answer 6

1. Absence of seizures
2. Absence of language impairment
3. Absence of associated intellectual disability

Question 7

THE intervention for kids with autism:

Answer 7

applied behavioral analysis (ABA)

Question 8

psychopharmacology is used for “________” of autism

Answer 8

symptoms

Question 9

what are the two domains of ADHD?

Answer 9

1. inattention

2. hyperactivity/impulsivity

Question 10

Motor or vocal tics present for less than a year

Answer 10

provisional tic disorder

Question 11

Motor OR vocal tics but not both

Answer 11

persistent motor or vocal tic disorder

Question 12

Both motor AND vocal tics. Come and go but have persisted more than one year. Onset before 18 years old
Not attributed to substance or other problem

Answer 12

Tourette’s Disorder

Question 13

does Tourette’s Disorder have vocal or motor tics?

Answer 13

multiple motor and at least 1 vocal

Question 14

A sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movement or vocalization

Answer 14

tics