Development

Question 1

When to do MCHAT-R

Answer 1

18-mo
24-mo

Question 2

Child is throwing tantrum and head banging in your office, what is the next step

Answer 2

Take child to a different room away from others and allow him/her to calm down. Tantrums cannot be shortened or punished.

Up to 20% of typically developing children will bang their heads while having a tantrum, so you don’t always need to be concerned that it is a “red flag” for ASD.

Question 3

Mean and standard deviation of IQ

Answer 3

Mean = 100
SD = 15

Question 4

IQ of “intellectual disability”
Levels of severity and what does it mean for future functioning

Answer 4

less than 2 standard deviations below mean <70 in both cognitive and adaptive measures

mild (2 to 3 SDs; score of 55 to 70) –> can be employed with occasional need for support

moderate (3 to 4 SDs; score of 40 to 55)

severe (4 to 5 SDs; score of 25 to 40)

profound (> 5 SDs; score < 25)

Question 5

Prevalence of intellectual disability

Answer 5

1%

Question 6

Expressive Language milestones
3-6 mo
12 mo
2yr
3yr

Answer 6

3-6mo: babbling
12mo 1st words and jargoning
2yr: combine 2 words
3yr: combine 3 words

Question 7

When should speech be 50 % intelligible to strangers? 75%?

Answer 7

2yrs
3yrs

Question 8

When should clear articulation of speech be present

Answer 8

8 years

Question 9

Receptive language milestones
6 mo
8-10mo
1yr
2yr
3yr

Answer 9

6mo: recognition of name
8-10mo: knows single words
1yr: ability to follow 1-step commands
2yr: ability to follow 2 step commands
3yr: ability to follow 3-step commands

Question 10

3 educational/communication methods used in hearing loss

Answer 10

1. oral communication (facilitates participation in mainstream environments)
2. manual communication: signing
3. Total language communication (speech sign gestures, writing, pictures)

Question 11

You suspect a child has developmental disability, what is the next step?

Answer 11

administer a general developmental screen

Question 12

Eligibility to Special Education Program/Services

Answer 12

Autism
• Deaf-blindness
• Deafness
• Emotional disturbance
• Hearing impairment
• Intellectual disability
• Multiple disabilities
• Orthopedic impairment
• Other health impairment
• Specific learning disability
• Speech or language impairment
• Traumatic brain injury
• Visual impairment (including blindness

Question 13

Intellectual disability correlates most strongly with

Answer 13

Receptive language (or other language development)

Question 14

What should be added to a blind child’s IEP?

Answer 14

orientation and mobility training

Question 15

Students with hearing impairment may need ___ in class

Answer 15

personal digital FM system
transmit’s the teacher’s voice directly to a receiver worn by a student

Question 16

Pivotal response training

Answer 16

for children with autism for behavioral analysis

Question 17

Sensory integration therapy

Answer 17

Used by OT to address sensory processing issues (autism)

Question 18

Feeding tube in daycares, what are parental/children’s rights?

Answer 18

Daycare centers must make reasonable accommodations
(Americans with Disabilities Act)