Learning Disability
What is the main difference between Specific Language Impairment (SLI) and Development Language Disorder (DLD)?
DLD allows for more than one diagnosis to co-occur, whereas SLI only allows for one diagnosis
Which disorders are often characterized with intellectual disability
Down Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, PKU
What do I mean when I say, "ADHD is often a comorbidity of autism spectrum disorder"?
autism spectrum disorder and ADHD frequently co-occur in an individual
What often distinguishes DSM-V diagnostic criteria from eligibility under IDEA?
Under IDEA, the disorder must impact educational performance
What is the primary goal of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) as an intervention approach
To systematically modify and improve behaviors by analyzing their antecedents and consequences.
What do the impairments associated with Language Learning Disabilities, affect academic or social skills and development?
BOTH!
To be considered a developmental disability, the disability must be...
manifested in early development.
What is a key component of Pivitol Response Training (PRT)?
Rewarding meaningful attempts to communicate
What is the role of the speech-language pathologist in assessment when working with children with autism spectrum disorders?
Engaging in diagnostic assessments that identify the presence of autism spectrum disorder
Administering clinical assessments that qualify or monitor the current speech, language, and communication abilities of individuals with autism spectrum disorder
Implement initial screenings of autism spectrum disorder
Which of the following is may sound like a strength for a child with FAS, but ultimately lead to inappropriate behaviors?
Outgoing and energetic personalities
Which of the following statements are true regarding the diagnostic criteria for “specific learning impairment” and “developmental language disorder” under IDEA?
Under IDEA, DLD differs from SLI as it does not require referencing of non-verbal IQ ability
What is the best way to teach pragmatic skills to a child with Down syndrome?
PRactice and play
What is the general principle of gestalt language processing/processor?
Someone who acquires language in chunks rather than learning words first and then lengthening utterances as vocabulary is acquired.
What are the four main principles of task analysis?
Identify task parameters
Evaluate environmental factors
Determine how you will measure success
Identify the level of cueing and compensatory strategies needed to complete the task
What is Response to Intervention (RTI)?
a three-tiered program in schools that:
• Uses the application of scientific, research-based interventions in general education
•Monitors measurement of student response to these interventions
•Use RTI data to inform instruction
What skills requires language comprehension?
inferencing, predicting, understanding and use of figurative langue
Which of the following diagnoses is most often a comorbidity of Fragile X syndrome
Autism spectrum disorder
social reciprocity is initiating a bid for interaction, turn taking, responding in a way appropriately to a social bid
joint attention is sharing attention to a task, social orienting (identifying a social stimuli), establishing a shared interest, interpreting emotional states, and considering a person’s intentions
When creating a plan for an assessment for any child, what is the best way to appraoch the evaluation?
No one size fits all. Adapt each assessment to the individual.
What behaviors may you see in a toddler newly diagnosed with ASD?
hand flapping
lining toys up
categorizing toys instead of playing with them
some rigidity in routines
True or False: DLD often leads to higher level language difficulty in highschool years?
TRUE
Abbey was born at 40 weeks gestation. As an infant, Abbey presented with midface hypoplasia, small outer ears, and hypotonia from her difficulties grabbing her mother’s finger. Which of the following genetic diagnoses most aligns with Abbey’s characteristics?
Down syndrome
PKU
Fragile X Syndrome
Williams Syndrome
Down Syndrome
What is Rosa's Law?
legislation that ensured the term Intellectual Disability replaced mental retardation in 2010
What is an example of an environmental modification made for someone with APD: Decoding Deficits type?
preferential seating