ID/LD
An intellectual disability must originate before the age of 10. True or False
FALSE - before the age of 15
In SLI, receptive abilities significantly below expressive abilities. True or False
False - Expressive lower than receptive
In ASD, phonology is the least affected aspect of language. True of False.
True
We do not attend to all possible stimuli. True or False
Poorly defined concepts of space and time are characteristics of what category of LD:
Motor, Attention, Perception, Symbol, Memory, Emotion
Motor
An individual with SLI who has difficulty with repairing a breakdown in communication has difficulty in which component of language?
Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics
Pragmatics
In ASD, difficulty with eye contact and gestures affects what area?
Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics
Pragmatics
Retrieval of information is limited and dependent on….
Reoccurrence of the memory item, Successive degree of language processing, Frequency of previous retrieval, Output of information
Frequency of previous retrieval
An individual with LD who mixes up “and,” “or,” and “but” has difficulty in what aspect of language?
Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax, Morphology, Phonology, Comprehension
Semantics
This is a relatively rare disorder in which a child does not talk in some situations
Selective Mutism
In a CVA, Language problems often accompany _______hemisphere damage
left
____________ is the ability to identify stimuli from a field of competing stimuli
Discrimination
List one example of either a maternal infection or chromosomal cause of ID.
Down Syndrome, Rubella, or Measles
Approximately 55% of children and adolescents with this diagnosis have language abnormalities
Schizophrenia
What are the 2 main types of brain injury?
TBI & CVA
Attention includes? Three possibilities. Name one.
1. Automatic activation of brain, 2. Orientation that focuses awareness, 3. focus
There is ONE example of a toxin or chemical agent that can cause ID. What is it.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
What sets SLI apart from other language disabilities?
•Difficulty with language that is not caused by known neurological, sensory, intellectual, or emotional deficit
What are the 2 criteria needed to meet an ASD diagnosis?
Social Deficits & Restricted, repetitive behaviors, interests, and activities
When is speech or language disordered. 3 factors
When it deviates so far from norm that it:
1. Calls attention to itself
2. Interferes w/ communication
3. Causes listener or speaker to be distressed