Chapter 6
An 8 year old girl who is able to brush her teeth and dress herself shows confidence in.
What is adaptive behavior?
A disability in which there is a discrepancy between a person's ability and academic achievement; individual possesses average intelligence
What is learning disability?
One of the most common disorders of childhood that often continues into adolescence and adulthood.
What is ADHD?
A chronic condition characterized by behaviors that significantly differ from age norms and community standards to such a degree that educational performance is adversely affected.
What is emotional or behavior disorder?
CDC suggests that 1 in every 68 children at age 8 is identified with this.
What is autism spectrum disorder?
Individuals with an IQ between 55-70 are categorized as having this.
What is mild intellectual disability?
The emerging method of identifying a learning disability which is supported by IDEA 2004.
What is RTI (response to intervention)?
A strategy used to determine the purpose of a certain behavior.
What is functional behavior?
Restricting an individual's freedom of movement, physical activity, or access to his or her body.
What is physical restraint?
High tech device used by individuals with autism spectrum disorders who do not possess verbal communication skills.
What is a speech-generating device?
An instructional methodology whereby complex tasks are analyzed and broken down into sequential component parts
What is task analysis?
Half of all students who are learning disabled have problems with this.
What is reading?
What is pschostimulants?
What is Tourette syndrome?
These disorders were not described as a distinct clinical category until 1977.
What is autism spectrum disorder?
The most common method used for accessing cognitive ability.
What is intelligence or IQ test?
The ability to evaluate and monitor one's own performance.
What is metacognition?
Type of classroom that an ADHD student responds to with the best response.
What is structured and predictable?
The most common type of classroom in which students with emotional and behavioral disorders are placed.
What is a regular classroom?
The application of behavioral principles for the purpose of modifying an individuals behavior.
What is ABA ( applied behavior analysis)?
Technique applicable to students with intellectual disability who are often characterized as "inactive" or "passive" learners.
What is scaffolding?
What an individual believes contributes to their success or failure on a task.
What is attribution?
The simultaneous existence of two or more conditions within the same person.
What is comorbidity?
This approach recognizes the central role that the family plays in the lives of individuals and focuses on the strengths and assets of the family unit.
What is family centered intervention?
An individual with autism who possesses special skills in areas such as mathematical calculations, memory feats, artistic and musical abilities or reading.
What is autistic savant?