Sensory Processing
True or False: The Sensory Profile is a norm-referenced instrument that measures sensory processing patterns in children and adults.
True
True or False: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a non-progressive disease.
False. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a fatal, progressive, neurodegenerative disease of childhood.
True or False: All visual therapy exercises and assessments require clients to have good UE strength and coordination.
False. Many vision therapy exercises are performed without any gross motor involvement.
True or False: A 12 mo. old child is typically able to self-feed with a spoon.
False
True or False: Cihldren with arthrogryposis typically also have intellectual disabilities.
False. This condition does NOT affect cognition.
This sense helps with maintaining balance and involves the inner ear
Vestibular
The sudden appearance of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), tic disorder, or both during or after a strep infection is linked to this condition.
PANDAS/PANS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections)
A child whose right eye is turned in towards their nose is likely experiencing this condition.
Esotropia
The "A" in CHEW CHEW TRAIN stands for _____.
Acceptance
Erb's palsy is a result of damage to a child's ______ nerves.
Brachial plexus
A. Jean Ayres
Cystic fibrosis
This assessment of visual-motor integration skills includes drawings of geometric forms arranged in order of increasing difficulty that the individual is asked to copy.
Beery VMI
List two symptoms indicating feeding/eating issues in a child.
•Arching/stiffening body; •Irritability/lack of alertness; •Aversions to diverse food textures; •Prolonged feeding times; •Excessive drooling or oral leakage; •Gurgly voice quality during/after meals; •Coughing, gagging, or throwing up; •Recurring pneumonia or respiratory infections; •Difficulty coordinating breathing with eating or drinking; •Frequent spitting up; •Less than normal weight gain or growth; •Pocketing food in the mouth
Cryotherapy or heat can reduce the joint pain and stiffness experienced by children with this condition.
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
What is one way that information can be gathered as part of a sensorimotor assessment?
Information observation, informational interview w/ caregiver/child, standardized assmt., checklist, self-evaluation
This condition is marked by typical development in the first six months of life followed by rapid loss of coordination, speech, and use of the hands.
Rett syndrome
List one strategy an OT practitioner can use to improve the therapy experience of a child with a visual impairment.
Use the child's name; Explain what is going to happen/happening; Describe the area/setup; Reduce sensory input (visual clutter, noise, sensations); Use touch to introduce new things, brush back of hand first; Explain new activities/surroundings; Talk to children directly; Never assume that children with vision impairments can see "something"
Typically developing children usually have a mature suck-swallow-breathe pattern at this age.
3-4 months
A person with Tourette syndrome may experience one or both of these types of tics.
Motor or vocal
The goal of sensory integration is to have the child produce a(n) _____ response and demonstrate improved functioning.
Adaptive
Describe the physical mechanism by which the condition spina bifida occurs.(i.e. WHY does this condition develop)
An area of the neural tube doesn't close all the way around the nerves in the spine
A child who is able to complete worksheets at their desk but has difficulty copying text from the chalkboard likely has this visual impairment.
Myopia (nearsightedness) is a common vision condition in which near objects appear clear, but objects farther away look blurry.
List two factors in a child's context that can impact feeding and eating.
•Position • Environment • Types of foods • Client factors • Performance skills • Parent history/experience • Cognition
Prader-Willi Syndrome