Statistics
Childhood obesity is considered over what percentile?
95th percentile
The ability to effectively use language, including understanding, speaking, reading and writing.
Linguistic
One cause can have multiple final manifestations.
Multifinality
Unusual difficulty with reading
Dyslexia
How many inches does a child grow during middle childhood?
2-2 1/2
True or False: Boys are typically ahead of girls in gross motor skills.
True
Understanding yourself, what you feel, and what you want.
Intra-personal
ONe symptom can have many causes.
Equifinality
Unusual difficulty with math
Dyscalculia
What are the benefits of physical activity in childhood?
Emotional, mental, physical wellbeing
What is the death rate at ages 5-9?
1 per 10,000
Sensing other people's feeling and motives, and understanding others.
Inter-personal
Uses insights into typical development to understand and remediate developmental disorders.
Developmental psychopathy
Unusual difficulties with spelling and writing
Dysgraphia
What is selective attention?
Being able to ignore outside stimulus to focus on one activity.
Is Obesity more common among Non- hispanic white girls or boys?
Boys
Understanding living things and reading nature.
Naturalist
Tendency of IQ score to change over time.
Flynn Effect
Difficulty with social communication and interactions
Autism Spectrum Disorder
What is neurodiversity?
Everyone's brain function in its own way