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What kind of disabilities that more children in Canada have then all disabilities combined

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Learning disabilities

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Which of the following is not a reason for the difficulty in diagnosing ADHD in adults?
A)Other conditions presenting in adulthood and have similar symptoms to ADHD
B)Clinicians have less training to make the diagnosis in adulthood
C)Adults coping strategies can potential hide the symptoms
D) ADHD develops later in adult hood

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D) develops later in adulthood

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True or false:Mental Health conditions are common and visible?

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False

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Learning disabilities may be categorized by specific areas of Processing which could include?

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Getting information into the brain, making sense of information, storing in later receiving information, getting information out of the brain.

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What are the four most common mental health conditions?

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Depression, Anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia

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Intellectual ability is made up of what of?

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Memory and perception

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Which of the following is not considered to be a symptom and children with ADHD?
A) Persistence
B)Impulsiveness
C)In attentiveness
D)Hyper activity
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Persistence

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Most people with an intellectual disability fall within the range of ?

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mild ID

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True or false: a learning disability is very similar to an intellectual disability/developmental delay

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False

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Which of the following is not a main cause of mental illness
A)Brain injury
B)Life Experience
C) Genetics
D) poor Purchasing
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Poor purchasing

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True or false: down syndrome is a type of intellectual disability?

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True

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When is characteristics for intellectual abilities are typically noticed?

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Before the age of 18

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What are learning disabilities?

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Learning disabilities are specific neurological disorders that affect the brains ability to store, process, retrieve or communicate information

They are in the invisible and lifelong they can affect every person differently and the disorder can range from mild to severe

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What can you learning disability disorder range from?

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Mild to severe

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What does defined mean

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A number of disorders which may affect the acquisition, organization, retention, understanding or use of verbal/non-verbal information

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What are Causes of learning disabilities?

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Problems during pregnancy
Incidents ask birth
Heredity

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What are the categories of learning disabilities?

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INPUT: Getting information into brain
INTEGRATION : Making sense of this information
MEMORY: Storing And later retrieving this information
OUTPUT: Bring this information back out

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What are the learning disability skills

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Oral language, reading, writing and language, mathematics, organization, social skills,

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Characteristic of learning disabilities

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Difficulties comprehending spoken/written words

Difficulties with writing/communicating verbally

Executive functions – may struggle with organization, punctuality, and studying

Perceptual difficulties (Up down, left right back and forth)

Difficulty in Transitioning

Emotional immaturity or social skills

Poor fine motor/gross motor coordination

Memory and attention and affection short term and long term memory

Lack of self-confidence/reinsurance ; needs positive

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What is dyslexia

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Processing language reading writing and spelling

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What is Dyscalculia?

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Math, skills and concepts

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What is dysgraphia

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Written expression; handwriting, spelling, expressing ideas on paper

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Dyspraxia

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Fine motor skills ; coordination, manual dexterity

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auditory processing disorder

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Interpolating, auditory information

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What is Visual processing disorder
Interpreting visual information reading writing and math
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ADHD
Attention deficit hyper active disorder, trouble concentrating and focus over active and impulsive
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Facts: | What is the largest group of disabilities
Learning disabilities
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What percentage of children in Canada Have a learning disability
59.8% More than half
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How many adults in this country live with it learning disabilities
More than half 1, million adults
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How many of people with learning disabilities also have attention deficit hyper active disorder which is difficult for them to concentrate stay focus and maintain their attention to specific task?
Approximately 1/3 of people
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True or false: Learning disabilities are the result of economic disadvantage, environmental factors or cultural difference
False
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True or false: people with learning disabilities have a low average intelligence
False
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Where can early identification Of learning disabilities Be assessed?
Early identification timely specialized assessments and interventions involving home school community and work place settings are required
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When can people with learning Disabilities Best succeed?
People with learning Disabilities can succeed when Solid coping Skills and strategies are developed
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Recreation and leisure programming considerations: the interventions needed to be appropriate for each individual’s learning disabilities stereotype and a minimum, include the provision of?
1. specific skill instruction 2. accommodations 3. compensatory strategies (Sticker chart a bonus at the end) 4. Self advocacy skills
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What could recreation therapist do to support individuals With dyslexia before, during and after…
A cooking/baking program, and multi Sports camp, and outing To the movies
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Mental health and wellness :what is it
Emotional psychological and social well-being. Are mental health affects how we think Art helps to Turman how we handle things with others what choices we make and is important at every stage of life from childhood adolescents and adulthood
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Factors Contributing to mental health and challenges : What are three factors?
``` Biological factors (genetics, Brain chemistry) Family history of mental health problems Life experiences (Trauma, abuse) ```
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What are some early warning signs of mental health illnesses?
Eating or sleeping too much/little, pulling away from people and usually afternoons, how many more were no energy, feeling number and like nothing others, having unexplained how do you and me, feeling helpless or hopeless Etc
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What what does PTSD Stand for?
Post Trumatic stress disorder
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What Is PTSD?
Post Trumatic stress disorder: involves exposure to trauma involving death or the threat of death serious injury or sexual violence
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PTSD causes and intrusive symptoms such as
Re-experiencing the event, flashbacks, vivid nightmares, thoughts of the event, very easily startled, Often feel like something terrible is about to happen even in saints, very numb, disconnection from the body and thoughts, difficulties feeling emotions. People also Experience a change their thoughts, and mood related to the traumatic event for some people alcohol and drugs or a way to cope with PTSD
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What is recovery to mental illness?
Recovery approaches emphasizes Supports a persons potential to recover from mental health and addiction issues ; not going to be healed It is a process/journey with not to spit specific outcome in mine except to pursue a participants hopes and dreams ; Improve symptoms
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What are the 10 Supporting participants with recovery
``` Hope Self directed Individualized and person centre Empowerment Holistic Nonlinear Strengths-based Respect Peer support Responsibility ```
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Ways to maintain positive mental health
Personal health, connecting with others, staying positive, physical activity, helping others, sleep, developing coping skills
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What can we do to help people with mental health?
Language matters -be mindful in the word teach you some help my Educate yourself – no the facts Plus the myths and the stigma Be kind Listen and ask Talk about it
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What is ADD or ADHD
Pattern of behaviour presented in multiple settings it’s me has difficulty and social, Educational or work performance. They are disorders that interfere with the learning process with us they reduce the persons ability to pay attention and are NOT Disabilities in the learning process
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ADHD and ADD Are what type of mental health disorder
Cognitive/behavioral
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ADHD
Is it lifelong condition The changes and evolves as a person ages. Adults frequently experience a decrease in hyperactivity and impulsivity Elements, but the inattention persists. Runs in the family and has a genetic basis. Children of the ADHD or two tomorrow eight times. Likely to have siblings with ADHD or a parent with ADHD
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Symptoms of ADHD
Hyper active and impulsive, inattentive, combined with both Hyper active- Impulsive and inattentive
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Causes of ADHD or unknown they can because by a number of factors theories include:
Genetics Environmental factors Substance use/abuse during pregnancy Head injury
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Diagnosis of ADHD
Must have ADHD symptoms of an inch all men and continue throughout adulthood Skills are used to determine if an adult needs the diagnostic criteria for ADHD. Examination of a person’s history of childhood behaviour school experiences Undergo a physical exam and with many psychological tests
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Why is ADHD in adults So hard to diagnose?
Other mental illnesses can cause problems with attention or behaviour Clinicians May have less training to recognize ADHD in adults but is getting better Else can develop coping strategies that hide symptoms
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ADD and 80 HD is not caused by
Poor parenting, family problems, poor teachers, Too much tv, food allergies/excessive sugar
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Positive traits a person’s with adhd
Creatively, enthusiasm,a quick mind,High energy level
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Treatment for ADHD includes
Occasions, psychotherapy, training on social skills, education, combination
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How can recreation professionals impact a person with ADHD
Active engagement, meta cognitive strategies, be explicit, inconsistency is not laziness or defiance , Environments for activities, self-esteem building, Matt activities skill level, opportunities to utilize and strength
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Average age of diagnosis for kids with ADHD
Seven years old
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In order for Dino’s to be needed for adHD
Behaviours Must be maladaptive and inconsistent its development level Must be present for a minimum of six months
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What is the intellectual disability
Disability characterized by significant limitations in both the intellectual functioning And in adaptive behavior, which covers many every day social and practical skills. This disability before the age of 18 Also, in the referred to As a developmental disability on set during developmental period and is lifelong
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How is intellectual disabilities Diagnosis?
Single IQ test and is now called DSMV diagnosis criteria
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For recognized levels of cognitive impairment with intellectual disabilities
Mild 85% mental age of 9 to 12 years Moderate – 10% of intellectual disabilities and mental age of 6 to 9years Severe - Mental age 3 to 5 Here’s Profound - Mental age of the low three severe limitations of the communication self-care and mobility
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Characteristics of people with intellectual disabilities
Actual functioning – learning, reasoning, problem-solving | Adaptive functioning-Every day social and practical skills
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Adaptive behaviour and intellectual disabilities include three types what are they?
Conceptual Social skills Practical skills
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Numerous causes of intellectual disabilities to name a few
Risk factors, timing of exposure,Genetics, environmental
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Are use a concern for recreation therapist. With people with intellectual disabilities
Lack of diversity in leisure interests Specific leisure skill challenges Functional skill challenges
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Programming for RT With people with intellectual disabilities
``` Focusses on abilities Make it understandable Ensure dignity Recognize individuals constraints Facilitate decision making Providing feedback Ask the experts Structure Set clear behavioural expectations Ensure safety ```
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What is Autism
Climax disorders of the brain development, all disorders are merged under the umbrella diagnosis of ASD also known autism spectrum disorder Characterize my difficulties in social interaction verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviour
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Signs and symptoms of autism
Lack of language ;preferences for solo and parallel play Repetitive patterns of behaviour interest is in activities example clapping piecing specific objects of interest Must be present in early childhood a limit and impaired every day functioning

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