CMN 554 UNIT 1 PART 3 WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What are the clinical features of MATH disorder? - ANSWER-- Difficulty
learning number names
- Difficulty remembering the signs for addition and subtraction
- Difficulty learning multiplication tables
- Difficulty translating word problems into computations
- Difficulty performing calculations at the expected pace
What are some common comorbid conditions in patients with a learning
disorder in MATH? - ANSWER-- Commonly found to be comorbid with
deficits in both reading and written expression
- May also have higher risk for expressive language problems and
developmental coordination disorder
What are the clinical features of a patient with a READING disorder? -
ANSWER-- Reading impairment is characterized by difficulty in recognizing
words, slow and inaccurate reading, poor comprehension, and difficulties
with spelling. Reading impairment is often comorbid with other disorders
in children, particularly, ADHD
- Characteristic diagnostic features include difficulty recalling, evoking,
and sequencing printed letters and words; processing sophisticated
grammatical constructions; and making inferences
- Usually identified by age 7
- Children can sometimes compensate for reading disorder in the early
elementary grades by the use of memory and inference, particularly in
children with high intelligence. In such instances, the disorder may not be
apparent until age 9 (fourth grade) or later
- Many Children make error is their oral reading characterized by
omissions, additions and distortions of words
- Reading speed is slow with limited comprehension
- Have ability to copy from a written or printed text but nearly all spell
poorly
What are some common comorbid conditions in patients with a READING
disorder? - ANSWER-At a high risk for additional learning deficits including
mathematics and written expression.
, Comorbid psychiatric disorders are also frequent, such as ADHD,
Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorders, and Depressive
Disorders, especially in adolescents.
15-30% of children w/ ADHD have a specific learning disorder. ADHD and
reading impairment may share some degree of heritability.
Youths have higher than average rates of depression and experience
higher levels of anxiety. Youths have poor peer relationships and exhibit
less skill in responding to subtle social cues.
What are the deficits seen in children with a learning disorder in written
expression? - ANSWER-- Deficits in written expression are characterized
by writing skills that are significantly below the expected level for a child's
age and education.
- Such deficits impair the child's academic performance and writing in
everyday life.
- Components of writing disorder include poor spelling, errors in grammar
and punctuation, and poor handwriting.
-Spelling errors are among the common difficulties for a child with a
writing disorder.
- Spelling mistakes are most often phonetic errors; that is, an erroneous
spelling that sounds like the correct spelling. Example: fone for phone, or
beleeve for believe.
Review the normal development of speech, language, and nonverbal skills
in children. - ANSWER-By 6 months - laugh and coo
9 months - verbalize syllables (dada or mamama)
12 months - imitate vocalizations and can speak at least one word
18 months - can say a handful of words
2 years - can combine words into simple
sentences
2.5 years - children can name an action in a picture, able to make
themselves understood through their verbalizations about half of the time
3 years - most children can speak understandably, able to name a color,
and describe what they see with several adjectives
4 years - can name at least 4 colors, can converse understandably.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What are the clinical features of MATH disorder? - ANSWER-- Difficulty
learning number names
- Difficulty remembering the signs for addition and subtraction
- Difficulty learning multiplication tables
- Difficulty translating word problems into computations
- Difficulty performing calculations at the expected pace
What are some common comorbid conditions in patients with a learning
disorder in MATH? - ANSWER-- Commonly found to be comorbid with
deficits in both reading and written expression
- May also have higher risk for expressive language problems and
developmental coordination disorder
What are the clinical features of a patient with a READING disorder? -
ANSWER-- Reading impairment is characterized by difficulty in recognizing
words, slow and inaccurate reading, poor comprehension, and difficulties
with spelling. Reading impairment is often comorbid with other disorders
in children, particularly, ADHD
- Characteristic diagnostic features include difficulty recalling, evoking,
and sequencing printed letters and words; processing sophisticated
grammatical constructions; and making inferences
- Usually identified by age 7
- Children can sometimes compensate for reading disorder in the early
elementary grades by the use of memory and inference, particularly in
children with high intelligence. In such instances, the disorder may not be
apparent until age 9 (fourth grade) or later
- Many Children make error is their oral reading characterized by
omissions, additions and distortions of words
- Reading speed is slow with limited comprehension
- Have ability to copy from a written or printed text but nearly all spell
poorly
What are some common comorbid conditions in patients with a READING
disorder? - ANSWER-At a high risk for additional learning deficits including
mathematics and written expression.
, Comorbid psychiatric disorders are also frequent, such as ADHD,
Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorders, and Depressive
Disorders, especially in adolescents.
15-30% of children w/ ADHD have a specific learning disorder. ADHD and
reading impairment may share some degree of heritability.
Youths have higher than average rates of depression and experience
higher levels of anxiety. Youths have poor peer relationships and exhibit
less skill in responding to subtle social cues.
What are the deficits seen in children with a learning disorder in written
expression? - ANSWER-- Deficits in written expression are characterized
by writing skills that are significantly below the expected level for a child's
age and education.
- Such deficits impair the child's academic performance and writing in
everyday life.
- Components of writing disorder include poor spelling, errors in grammar
and punctuation, and poor handwriting.
-Spelling errors are among the common difficulties for a child with a
writing disorder.
- Spelling mistakes are most often phonetic errors; that is, an erroneous
spelling that sounds like the correct spelling. Example: fone for phone, or
beleeve for believe.
Review the normal development of speech, language, and nonverbal skills
in children. - ANSWER-By 6 months - laugh and coo
9 months - verbalize syllables (dada or mamama)
12 months - imitate vocalizations and can speak at least one word
18 months - can say a handful of words
2 years - can combine words into simple
sentences
2.5 years - children can name an action in a picture, able to make
themselves understood through their verbalizations about half of the time
3 years - most children can speak understandably, able to name a color,
and describe what they see with several adjectives
4 years - can name at least 4 colors, can converse understandably.
