Exam 15: Neurocognitive Disorders

Research by Lovaas (1987) suggests that an important element of intervention efforts with children with autism spectrum disorder is inclusion, such as helping children fully participate in the social and academic life of their peers.What does your textbook also note about inclusion?

What technology has been used to show how social deficits in autism spectrum disorder develop?

Which disorder, which falls under the umbrella of autism spectrum disorder, is found almost exclusively in females?

A child diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome using the DSM-IV-R would receive which diagnosis using the DSM-5?

Which intervention strategy is the most effective treatment for reading disorders?

Sam has ADHD and he isn't popular with his fourth-grade classmates.What is the most probable reason that Sam is NOT popular?

How does an individual diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder present?

Joseph, a ten-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder, likes to walk through the halls of his home touching all the doorknobs.One day, a visiting relative is standing in front of one of the doors, preventing Joseph from touching the doorknob.What will most likely occur?

Research John Connolly put forth provides evidence for a neurobiological cause of dyslexia.What did his research show?

Controversy exists about the use of stimulant medications to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Which of the following is a concern?

Which of the following is NOT listed as a "pervasive developmental disorder" in the DSM-5's autism spectrum disorder?

What is the relationship between sleep and ADHD?

What is Lesch-Nyhan syndrome?

Researchers have found that children with a specific mutation involving the dopamine system (the DAT1 genotype) were more likely to exhibit the symptoms of ADHD if they were exposed to which of the following during pregnancy?

What is the incidence of children being born with Down syndrome to a mother at age 35?

The DSM-5 category of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) includes the disorders from which group of disorders from the DSM-IV-R?

Jane is a 14-year-old girl with autism spectrum disorder.She is currently participating in a behavioural social skills training program for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.What is Jane's most likely outcome?

Jack is a 12-year-old boy whose IQ score indicates he is of average intelligence.He loves school and works hard on his homework.Jack has A's in all his subjects except a C in math.Does Jack have a learning disorder and, if so, which one?

Treatment for autism is most similar to the treatment for which of the following?

What percentage of people with an intellectual disability fall under the "mild" category?