This term describes client's oral structure relative to their tongue
What is macroglossia?
This population may experience some early delays in the acquisition of language but by school age these problems are largely resolved.
What is visual impairment?
This prevalence of Fragile X in this gender is high
What is male?
Some children go through a period of normal development, then suddenly or gradually lose language skills in association with a seizure disorder.
What is Landau Kleffner syndrome?
In the past, terms such as Asperger syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder–not otherwise specified all came under this umbrella.
What is ASD? Autism Spectrum Disorder
This population is usually characterized by having an intellectual disability, larger ears and large forehead.
What is Fragile X
Adults with Down syndrome are living longer and are at greatly increased risk of experiencing an early onset of this disease.
What is Alzheimer's?
With this population, we need to know if the disorder occurred prelingually or postlingually and the configuration of the loss.
What is hearing impaired?
This is a completely preventable syndrome, is a lifelong disorder, and has a predictable progression of maladaptive behaviors and communication disorders.
What is fetal alcohol syndrome?
An example of this TBI is a gunshot wound and
the impact on language development is similar to
that described for focal lesions
What is an open head injury?
This condition is described as a debilitating and chronic condition that affects the child’s ability to control attention and behavior in an optimal and adaptive manner.
What is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
This population primarily has normal cognition, normal executive function and normal working memory. Their condition may be congenital or acquired. They may choose to use a spoken language approach, visual approach or combined approach
What is hearing/sensory impairments?
This IQ range is from the mid 30s - low 50s
What is a moderate intellectual disability/
Lesions that are focal, or localized to a specific
area of the brain, are usually caused by this.
What are cerebrovascular accidents?
This population falls under psychiatric disorders in your textbook. It is characterized by two types: Excessive inattention OR Overactivity & Impulsivity. Some children may have a combination of both subtypes.
What is Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder?
Finger spelling is often used with this population?
Who are "deaf-blind"?
Adaptive behavior is comprised of three skill types: conceptual skills, social skills, and practical skills such as daily living (personal care), occupational skills, healthcare, travel/transport. This standardized test is often used to measure these areas:
What is the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale?
This behavior is defined as repetitive body movements or repetitive movements of objects. Children with autism frequently exhibit it. What is the name of this behavior?
What is stimming?
This population often has upturned noses and small chins
What is William's syndrome?
This population has may exhibit characteristic facial features including short palpebral fissures (small eye openings), a smooth philtrum (the area between the nose and upper lip), and a thin vermilion border of the upper lip.
What is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder?
