Exam 12: Neurodevelopmental, Disruptive, Conduct, and Elimination Disorders

Postnatal causes of intellectual disability, such as encephalitis and lead poisoning account for about ______ percent of the cases diagnosed.

As with Down syndrome, maternal age plays a role in the etiology of autism spectrum disorder.

The text states that a reading disorder most likely results from

Autism spectrum disorder consists of deficits in communication and social interaction.

Girls are more likely than boys to be diagnosed with intellectual disability.

Symptoms of ADHD include inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

Women over the age of 49 have the highest chance of giving birth to a baby with Down syndrome.

Which genetic disorder is the leading inherited cause of intellectual disability?

The onset of intellectual disability is always before which age?

Conduct and oppositional defiant disorders are most prevalent among the upper socioeconomic classes.

Phenylketonuria (PKU) occurs most frequently in ____________ and ____________.

____________ is a behavioral procedure that rewards successive approximations of desired behavior.

Scientific evidence has conclusively established that the increased rates of autism can be attributed in part to childhood vaccines.

Children from the lowest socioeconomic classes are more likely to be diagnosed with more severe cases of intellectual disability.

Disorder of written expression, or ____________, includes difficulty composing grammatically correct sentences; frequent grammatical, punctuation, or spelling errors; and diminished ability to organize coherent paragraphs.

Today, about 90% of people with intellectual disability live at home with their families or in community placements.

A work environment that teaches job skills to adults with significant cognitive impairments by having them complete tasks for other businesses is called

As many as _____ children in the U.S. suffer from a specific learning disorder.

The leading known preventable environmental cause of intellectual disability is consuming alcohol during pregnancy.

People who are diagnosed with phenylketonuria are often noncompliant with its strict dietary restrictions.