The Brain
Types of SLDs
Vocab
More Brain
Miscellaneous
100
Functions include: Logical thinking, information processing of words, language and sequencing.
What is the Left Hemisphere
100
In ability to grasp the grapheme/phoneme relationship.
What is Dyslexia
100
The inability to recall facts quickly
What is Automaticity
100
Predetermined pathways formed in utero
What is Neural Migration
100
Disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language, spoken or written, which disorder may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell or do mathematical calculations.
What is Specific Learning Disability
200
This lobe is in charge of Speech, body movement, behavior and judgement.
What is the Frontal Lobe
200
Symptoms include: Poor writing and expression, poor spelling, poor fine motor skills
What is Dysgraphia
200
Two things happen together with in the same person
What is Comorbid
200
Space between neurons
What is Synaptic cleft
200
Involved in sensory perception, mood control, depression, impulsivity, aggression, and other behavioral problems
What is Serotonin
300
This lobe is in charge of Vision and visual perception
What is Occipital lobe
300
This math disability struggle with understanding the meaning of symbols and telling time
What is Dyscalculia
300
When we take medications as children and as we grow we need to change the amount to get the the proper dose.
What is Titration
300
Chemicals responsible for signal transmission between the individual neurons
What is Neurotransmitters
300
DOES NOT CURE!!
What is Medication
400
Functions include: visual imagery, visual discrimination, music and creativity.
What is the Right Hemisphere
400
Treatment is seeing a speech Pathologist in Elementary school.
What is Apraxia of Speech
400
Letters themselves
What is Graphemes
400
"Fight or Flight" Neurotransmitter
What is Norepinephrine
400
Medication and behavioral modification.
What is Multi-modal Treatment
500
The brain operates, where the right hemisphere controls the movements on left side of the body and left hemisphere controls movements on the right side of the body, this is referred to as.
What is Cross-laterality
500
Symptoms include: poor time management and organization
What is Disexecutive Syndrome
500
Letter sounds
What is Phonemes
500
Juncture from which electrical impulses pass from one dendrite to another through neurotransmitters
What is Synapse
500
Impacts our ability to attend to a task
What is Inconstant Dopamine
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