Exam 17: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Treatment of communication disorders is normally the domain of speech therapists and related disciplines,and a range of successful treatment programmes and equipment are available for disabilities such as phonological disorder and stuttering.For example,hand-held equipment can provide which of the following?

What percentage of pre-school children are diagnosed with a phonological disorder of unknown origin?

In autistic spectrum disorder,which of the following has been shown to improve child communication behaviour,increased maternal knowledge of autism,enhanced maternal communication style and parent child interaction,and reduced maternal depression?

A successful set of techniques used to address stuttering is known as:

Maternal HIV infection has become an important cause of intellectual disability.If the mother is not being treated for HIV during pregnancy there is a likelihood that the infection will be passed on to the foetus.The infection can also be passed on through breastfeeding.There is then a _____ chance that the newborn child will develop moderate to severe intellectual disabilities.

Mathematical disorder is also known as:

Even in Westernised societies aware of the risks associated with exposure to lead,the prevalence of lead poisoning in children aged 1-2 years is still as high as:

General features of Language Disorder include which of the following?

In autistic spectrum disorder,according to Tramonta & Stimbert (1970)some individuals refer to themselves as "he","she" or "you",and this is known as:

An example of a peri-natal cause of intellectual disability when there is a significant period without oxygen occurring during or immediately after delivery is known as:

One type of risk in developmental disabilities involves disorders acquired during prenatal development.These are known as:

Which of the following is an impairment known to be associated with fragile X syndrome?

Learning disabilities are divided into three broad categories.One of these is known as Autistic Spectrum Disorders and an example of this is:

The main neurological birth syndrome caused by anoxia is:

A further significant cause of intellectual disability is maternal drug use during pregnancy.For instance,US studies indicate that what percent of pregnant women drink alcohol?

According to DeFries,Fulker & BaBuda (1987),around _____ of school age children have specific developmental reading problems.

It has been argued that lack of stimulation can have a direct effect on the early physical development of the brain.How might this happen?

Deficits in which of the following brain areas have been associated with problems in relating written letters to corresponding sounds?

According to DSM-5,what percentage of school-age children may be diagnosed with developmental dyscalculia?

Learning disabilities are divided into three broad categories.One of these categories is known as Specific Learning Disability and an example of this is: