Chapter 22 Flashcards
(33 cards)
is the correct diagnostic term for what was once called mental retardation. Below average (IQ less than 70)
Intellectual Developmental Disorder
A sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movement or vocalization.
tic
use of socially unacceptable words, frequently obscene
coprolalia
repeating one’s own sounds or words
palilalia
repeating the last-heard sound, word, or phrase
echolalia
involves multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics, which occur many times a day for more than 1 year
Tourette’s disorder
Either the motor or the vocal tics is seen but not both. May involve single or multiple vocal or motor tics, but the occurrence last no longer than 12 months
Chronic Motor or Tic Disorder
ASD is more prevalent in ________ than ______
boys, girls
ASD usually identified by _________ and no later than _____ _____ of age
18 months, 3 yrs
ASD children engage in ________________, such as flapping of hands, body twisting, or head banging.
Stereotyped motor behaviors
ASD treatment for temper tantrums, aggressiveness
risperidone
medication to diminish self-injury
Stimulants
Ex. Of common simple motor tics
coughing
The abnormal neurotransmitter that play part of Autism spectrum disorder
Dopamine
In what age can tourette’s disorder be identified? What is the common gender?
7 yrs, boys
impaired coordination severe enough to interfere with academic achievement or activities of daily living
developmental coordination disorder
discomfort at being touched by another person
tactile defensiveness
characterized by rhythmic, repetitive behaviors, such as hand waving, rocking, head banging, and biting
stereotypic movement disorder
deficits in language, speech, and communication
communication disorder
deficit in language production or comprehension
language disorder
inability to produce intelligible speech
speech sound disorder
disturbance of fluency and patterning of speech with sound and syllable repetitions
stuttering
involves the inability to observe social “rules” of conversation
social communication disorder
two types of elimination disorder
encopresis & enuresis