Intellectual Disabilities & Differential Diagnosis
Communication Disorder/ASD
ASD/ADHD
Learning & Motor Disorders
Tic
100
A Deficit in intellectual development, failure to meet socio cultural standards that is onset during the developmental period.
What is Intellectual Disability?
100
Persistent difficulty with speech sound production that interferes with speech intelligibility or prevents verbal communication.
What is Speech Sound Disorder
100
Persistant pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity.
What is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
100
Difficulties learning and using academic skills.
What is Specific Learning Disability?
100
A sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
What is a tic/ tic disorder?
200
Disturbances in normal fluency and time patterning of speech that are inappropriate for individuals age and language skills.
What is Childhood-onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering)
200
Symptoms for ADHD must be present for diagnosis prior to this age.
What is 12?
200
The acquisition and execution of coordinated motor skills is substantially below that expected given the individuals age and opportunity for skill learning and use.
What is Developmental Coordination Disorder?
200
Both multiple motor and one or more vocal tics have been present at some time.
What is Tourette's Disorder?
300
Differential diagnosis for intellectual disability where social communication may effect compliance in IQ test score procedures.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
300
Persistent difficulties in the acquisition and use of language across modalities.
What is Language Disorder
300
Differential diagnosis for ADHD that is characterized by distraction from worry and rumination.
What are Anxiety Disorders?
300
Repetitive purposeless motor behavior.
What is Stereotypic Movement Disorder?
300
Single or multiple motor OR vocal tics that have been present.
What is persistent motor OR vocal tic disorder?
400
Category diagnosed when an individual fails to meet expected developmental milestones (under age 5).
What is Global Developmental Delay?
400
Persistent difficulties in the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication.
What is Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
400
Differential diagnosis for ADHD when inattention is not impairing outside of academic work.
What is Specific Learning Disability?
400
Differential diagnosis for stereotypic movement disorder when there are also deficits in social communication.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
400
Single or multiple motor and/or vocal tics that have been present for less than a year.
What is Provisional Tic Disorder?
500
Deficits in social communication, restricted repetitive patterns of behavior, interest or activities.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder
500
you add this specifier when diagnosing Autism Spectrum when they also have these behaviors: No or little verbal response, no response to external stimuli, & agitation not influenced by external stimuli.
What is catatonia?
500
Potential differential diagnosis for developmental coordination disorder when the client also complains of pain.
What is Joint Hyper mobility Syndrome? (this diagnosis made by a physician).
500
For all tic disorders the symptoms must be present before this age.
What is 18?
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