Developmental Disabilities Exam 1
What is a developmental disability Atypical development that affects daily living, function, and alters
- definition, what does it interfere with (broad), IQ interactions in the world
Interferes with normal development
Severe and chronic
results in substantial functional limitations in at least 3 major life areas
IQ is typically 70 or below
Is developmental disability attributed to physical, Both, yes
mental impairment, or both? Are impairments
indefinite?
What age does developmental disability manifest Age 22
before
,Developmental Disabilities Exam 1
What are some common life areas affected by DD self care, receptive/expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction,
capacity for independent living, economic self-sufficiency
What are some examples of developmental disability muscular dystrophy, Autism, fetal alcohol syndrome, CP, spina bifida, etc..
diagnoses *If CVA or SCI occur during development, they could be considered
developmental disabilities
What is a group of disorders of the development of Cerebral Palsy
movement and posture causing activity limitation, that
are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that
occur in the developing fetal or infant brain?
Will a child with CP demonstrate intellectual maybe, but not always, NEVER ASSUME
impairment? What are some common motor disorders of CP are often accompanied by disturbances of sensation,
accompaniments associated with CP cognition, communication, perception, and/or behavior, and/or seizure
What is an intellectual disability? When does it Current term used to describe individuals who were formerly diagnosed
originate? what is it characterized by? with mental retardation
originates before 18
Characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in
adaptive behaviors as expressed by conceptual, social, and practical
adaptations
,Developmental Disabilities Exam 1
How were those with disability treated before the Before: kept at home and hidden
Industrial Revolution? After? After: rise of asylums, early focus on education
What is the early classification used related to IQ's? Borderline = IQ 70-80
Borderline Moron = 50-69
Moron Imbecile = 20-49
Imbecile Idiot = below 20
Idiot
What is the IQ classification now? mild = 50-69
mild Moderate = 35-49
moderate Severe = 20-34
severe Profound = below 20
profound
What does community inclusion success depend on? presence/absence of local advocacy and leadership
, Developmental Disabilities Exam 1
What is different now related to the way we thing/talk People 1st
of people with developmental disabilities? developmental disability is natural
move beyond biomedical view
What is personhood social and economic competency
inability to work
charity
What did the international classification of QOL
functioning, health, and disability add that had never
been addressed before?
What are some professional organizations that People FIRST
advocate for those with developmental disabilities TASH
CEC (council for exceptional children)
ADDIDD (American Association for Individual with intellectual and
developmental disabilities)
NJC (National Joint Committee on Communication for People with Severe
Disabilities)
APTA
AOTA
What is a developmental disability Atypical development that affects daily living, function, and alters
- definition, what does it interfere with (broad), IQ interactions in the world
Interferes with normal development
Severe and chronic
results in substantial functional limitations in at least 3 major life areas
IQ is typically 70 or below
Is developmental disability attributed to physical, Both, yes
mental impairment, or both? Are impairments
indefinite?
What age does developmental disability manifest Age 22
before
,Developmental Disabilities Exam 1
What are some common life areas affected by DD self care, receptive/expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction,
capacity for independent living, economic self-sufficiency
What are some examples of developmental disability muscular dystrophy, Autism, fetal alcohol syndrome, CP, spina bifida, etc..
diagnoses *If CVA or SCI occur during development, they could be considered
developmental disabilities
What is a group of disorders of the development of Cerebral Palsy
movement and posture causing activity limitation, that
are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that
occur in the developing fetal or infant brain?
Will a child with CP demonstrate intellectual maybe, but not always, NEVER ASSUME
impairment? What are some common motor disorders of CP are often accompanied by disturbances of sensation,
accompaniments associated with CP cognition, communication, perception, and/or behavior, and/or seizure
What is an intellectual disability? When does it Current term used to describe individuals who were formerly diagnosed
originate? what is it characterized by? with mental retardation
originates before 18
Characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in
adaptive behaviors as expressed by conceptual, social, and practical
adaptations
,Developmental Disabilities Exam 1
How were those with disability treated before the Before: kept at home and hidden
Industrial Revolution? After? After: rise of asylums, early focus on education
What is the early classification used related to IQ's? Borderline = IQ 70-80
Borderline Moron = 50-69
Moron Imbecile = 20-49
Imbecile Idiot = below 20
Idiot
What is the IQ classification now? mild = 50-69
mild Moderate = 35-49
moderate Severe = 20-34
severe Profound = below 20
profound
What does community inclusion success depend on? presence/absence of local advocacy and leadership
, Developmental Disabilities Exam 1
What is different now related to the way we thing/talk People 1st
of people with developmental disabilities? developmental disability is natural
move beyond biomedical view
What is personhood social and economic competency
inability to work
charity
What did the international classification of QOL
functioning, health, and disability add that had never
been addressed before?
What are some professional organizations that People FIRST
advocate for those with developmental disabilities TASH
CEC (council for exceptional children)
ADDIDD (American Association for Individual with intellectual and
developmental disabilities)
NJC (National Joint Committee on Communication for People with Severe
Disabilities)
APTA
AOTA
