Mind over Matter
This "Aut" to be good...
Sleep
Ages and stages
Colors that end in "Urple"
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This is the most common somatoform complaint in preschool-aged children.
What is abdominal pain?
100
Which of the following is least associated with an autism spectrum disorder? A. Toe walking B. Eating foods with certain tastes and textures C. Difficulty with transitions D. Impaired nonverbal communication E. Microcephaly
What is (E), microcephaly. Actually about 1/4th of children with isolated ASD have head circumference > 97th percentile.
100
These episodes are not dangerous, most often occur in the first 1-2 hours of sleep (before entering REM sleep), and are more likely in the setting of sleep deprivation and periods of stress; kids do not remember them the next day.
What are night terrors?
100
The federal Disabilities Education Act provides for this program that aims to identify and serve children under the age of three with developmental delays and disabilities.
What is Early Intervention. In Ohio, the program is called Help Me Grow. In KY/Indiana, the program is called First Steps.
100
In the episode of Modern Family, "Spring-A-Ding-Fling", Gloria and Jay are babysitting Lily and Gloria's purse somehow ended up on the floor and her smartphone broke as a result. Since Joseph couldn't walk yet, the blame went towards Lily. Lily blamed Joseph, claiming he walked to the table and pulled the purse down. In the end of the episode, to Gloria, Jay, and Lily's surprise, Joseph is seen walking. What is his likely age?
What is 12 months.
200
Somatization is more common in this gender?
What is female? (11% vs 4% males)
200
Individuals with an ASD may show impaired joint attention. What is joint attention and when would you typically start to see this in a normally developing child?
What is a spontaneous behavior in which an infant or toddler tries to share interest, amusement, or apprehension about an object with a caretaker or playmate. The child can do this by purposefully looking back and forth between the object of interest and the eyes of a caretaker or playmate (by 8-10 months of age), or by pointing to the object (by 14-16 months of age). If you did not see joint attention by 18 mo, this is a red flag for an ASD.
200
At this age 70-80% of children will sleep through the night.
What is 9 months?
200
At what age should you expect the Moro reflex to disappear.
3-6 months.
200
Name 2 resources that you can recommend to new parents about child development.
What are 1) HealthyChildren.org 2) The AAP's Caring for Your Baby and Young Child 3) Baby 411...
300
This is a self monitoring technique that has been proven successful in the treatment of some somatoform disorders.
What is biofeedback, hypnosis, or relaxation?
300
Have one member of your group demonstrate three different stereotyped behaviors you may see in a child with an ASD?
Groups can demonstrate any of the following: hand flapping, finger flapping, twisting, rocking, swaying, dipping, toe walking, echolalia, lining up toys, head banging, face or body slapping, self biting, self-pinching
300
This is the amount of sleep that you can expect, on average, a newborn to get every 24 hours.
What is 16-20 hours?
300
A child that is pulled to the sitting position without head lag, able to maintain a sitting position with her arms propped forward on the table, and is transferring objects from hand to hand is approximately what age? (Round to the nearest month)
What is 6 months old.
300
Dustin Hoffman won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Raymond Babbitt, a man with an ASD with “savant skills” in the 1988 classic, Rain Man. Which comedy movie released in the last ten years parodied a famous scene from the movie?
What is The Hangover (2009). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxTngPDNqk8
400
These 2 disorders are among the types of somatoform disorders described in the DSM-5.
What is 1) somatic symptom disorder, 2) illness anxiety disorder, 3) conversion disorder
400
How will the different subtypes of ASD be defined in DSM-V?
Separate diagnostic labels of Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, and PDD-NOS will be replaced by the umbrella term “ASD”. Further distinctions will be made according to severity levels (1-3, with 3 being the most severe) of social communication/interaction and repetitive/restricted behavior.
400
It is important in the first few postnatal months to put babies to sleep when they are drowsy but not asleep in order to prevent this.
What is Sleep Onset Association Disorder? (i.e requiring certain stimuli, eg parents holding baby, in order to fall asleep or fall back to sleep once awoken overnight)
400
A boy who speaks 6 words in addition to “mama” and “dada” at his well child visit is approximately what age?
What is 15 months old.
400
These are rhythmic, repetitive, fixed, predictable, purposeless movements occurring in children who are otherwise developmentally normal.
What are primary motor stereotypies? Note: if occurring in children with behavioral or developmental diagnoses, these movements are called secondary stereotypies.
500
Adolescents who have somatoform pain disorders are often afflicted by alexithymia, defined as this.
What is the inability to identify and express one's own emotions (emotional blindness)?
500
What tool would you use to diagnose an 18 mo child with an ASD?
There are many diagnostic tools for autism however, the tools designed for children < 2 y/o are the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule or the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised. Other popular diagnostic tools include Autism Behavior Checklist (> 3 y/o), Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (children and adolescents), Childhood Autism Rating Scale (> 2 y/o). I bet a couple groups will jump on this one and say MCHAT, which is a screening tool, not a diagnostic tool.
500
This is the definition of primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis.
What is bedwetting in a child who has never been dry for more than 6 months, with no history of lower urinary tract problems or bladder dysfunction?
500
A normally developing 7 year old may NOT be able to do which of the following: A) Draw a square B) Hop 5 times on either foot C) Recognize all capital letters of the alphabet D) Write his or her name E) Write letters without letter reversals
What is E. Persistent letter reversal after age 8 suggests difficulty with graphic aspect of writing, can be associated with dyslexia
500
Aroldis "Cuban Missile" Chapman, star closer for the Cincinnati Reds, had a boy last year named Atticus Gabriel Chapman. He wants his boy to grow up to be a star pitcher as well and wants to start throwing with him as soon as possible. At what age should Atticus be able to throw overhand and catch large balls?
What is three years old.
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