Signs and Symptoms Flashcards
(24 cards)
What number of points is considered a significant difference between expressive and receptive communication skills?
More than 15
Deep structure
Surface structure
What must a child have to be considered for an autism diagnosis?
Language disorder
T/F - Language disorders cannot change or continue over time, they stay the same
False
What are some examples of disorders that might occur with a language disorder?
Autism, intellectual disabilities, ADHD, TBI, Psychological/Emotional problems, Hearing losses
What is a developmental language disorder?
What is a specific language disorder?
What is a spoken language disorder?
What is incidence?
The number of new cases of a specific diagnosis
What is prevalence?
The number of total cases of a specific diagnosis
Are observations or tests more accurate?
Observations
On average, will earlier or later onset issues be easier to remediate?
Later onset
What are some important things to look out for when treating language disorders?
Age of onset, compounding/associated disorders, patient culture/environment, patient motivation
What is a sign a child is having syntactical problems?
Below average MLU
What is phonological awareness?
The ability to tell which sounds are within words
What are phonological problems?
Issues understanding the sound system and the rules that accompany it
Give an example of bad syllable closure
“ca” for “cat” / “ba” for “bat”
Give an example of cluster reduction
“peech” for “speech” / “kool” for “school”
What are some signs a child is having morphological problems?
Limited MLU, no use of articles, “me” instead of “i’, incorrect use of prefixes and suffixes
Do children learn concrete or abstract words first?
Concrete
What is fast mapping?
The ability to aquire a word quickly and with minimal information
How many times must a word be heard to be learned?
400x in a meaningful context
What are some problems a child might face related to semantics?
Word finding problems, excessive fillers, not understanding wh- questions, issues paraphrasing, not understanding synonyms/antonyms, incorrect use of figurative language or narratives
