Failure to Thrive
Most Failure to Thrive cases (about 80%) are due to this.
What are non-organic causes?
Advanced maternal age, having a child with Down Syndrome, young mothers who smoke or use oral contraceptives.
What are factors that increase risk for having a child with Down Syndrome?
The most common motor disability in childhood.
What is cerebral palsy?
Decreased appetite, weight loss, and insomnia.
What are side effects of stimulants used to treat ADHD?
Persistent difficulty with communication (verbal AND non-verbal) & restricted and repetitive behavior.
What are the 2 core features of of autism?
Cleft lip & palate, GERD, malabsorption syndrome, tongue tied, congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis
What are organic causes of Failure to Thrive?
Simian crease, flattened bridge of nose, epicanthal folds, railroad track ears, separated 1st & 2nd toes.
What are some physical characteristics of Down Syndrome?
Cerebral palsy is caused by this.
What is brain damage?
Inattentiveness, Over-activity, Impulsiveness
What are diagnostic criteria for ADHD?
Stimming
What is "Self-stimulation" or another word for Restricted & repetitive patterns of behavior.
Poverty, neglect, abuse, refusing food, behavioral disorders, mental illness
Trisomy 21, Translocation, & Mosaic.
What are the 3 types of Down Syndrome?
Muscle relaxants, PT, OT, orthotics, speech therapy.
What are treatments for CP?
The number of symptoms that must be present before a child can be diagnosed with ADHD.
What is 6 or more?
Developmental learning delays, difficulty communicating, difficulty in social situations, attachment to unusual interests, difficulty understanding emotions.
What are some symptoms of autism?
Children, those with special needs, and the elderly.
Who are at risk for Failure to Thrive?
Leukemia, thyroid problems, obesity, hearing problems, skin infections, heart defects.
What conditions are people with Down Syndrome more susceptible to?
Children with ADHD do well with this.
What is a structured, daily routine?
Caused by vaccinations.
What is a myth about autism?
Parents should be encouraged to do this with their baby who has FTT.
What is properly feed and interact?
This test performed between the 16th and 18th week of pregnancy is used to screen for Down Syndrome.
What is alpha-fetoprotein?
Spastic, Ataxic, & Athetiod/Dyskinetic.
What are the 3 types of CP?
This behavior management system is preferred over punishment for children with ADHD.
What is a consistent system of rewards and consequences?
Reduce behavioral symptoms & promote learning and development.
What are goals of autism treatment?