Exam 24: Extension: C - Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Fragile - X syndrome involves a protein that affects a couple of different receptors. Which of the following treatments have proven some success in treatment of the social deficits in these patients?

Asperger's syndrome is a milder form of _____.

The symptoms of _____ with fragile - X syndrome are generally less severe than those of _____.

Research indicates children with autism spectrum disorder have some associated neuroanatomical changes that can be mapped to specific behavioral deficits. Children who exhibit impaired implicit memory may have an abnormal:

Boys are NOT diagnosed more with _____ than girls.

Normal readers can discriminate between two auditory stimuli separated by intervals as brief as _____ milliseconds.

_____ is the most common behavioral disturbance in children; it is characterized in part by impulsive behavior.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) produces a wide range of brain abnormalities, including all of the following EXCEPT:

_____ is treated by the insertion into one lateral ventricle of a valve and a tube that passes into a jugular vein to drain into the cardiac atrium.

_____ is a term describing unusual reading ability in otherwise cognitively impaired persons, such as children with autism.

The effects of fetal alcohol syndrome are worst if drinking takes place during the _____.

Developmentally dyslexic individuals tend to score low on which subtest of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children?

Bradley and Bryant suggest that normal reading initially requires _____.

The fact that children who enter school at a younger age perform at a significantly lower level than their older classmates do shows what is called the _____ effect.

_____ could account for why people with autism report that the sound of traffic is frighteningly loud and noxious.