2025-2026
developed successful transition through crisis (guidance and support); ability to adapt to and
overcome stressors - Answers resiliency
3 adolescent assessments completed - Answers -mental status assessment
-developmental assessment
-Denver II developmental screening test (infants-6yo)
how to collect data for adolescents - Answers -interview parents/caregiver
-watch child play
-observe interactions among child, parents, siblings
risk factors for IDD - Answers maternal age
exposure to substances
poor fetal muscle tone
ways to diagnose IDD - Answers -blood and DNA tests
-brain scans
-IQ testing
-observed failure to meet developmental milestones
adolescents with ___ present with deficits in social and communication interactions, as well as
repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities - Answers ASD
____ is classified by mild, moderate, severe, profound levels based on conceptual (learning,
speech), social, and practice (ability to care for self) impairment - Answers IDD
symptoms of ASD - Answers -repetitive speech and motor movements
-echolalia (repeating)
-excessive adherence to routines or routines (resistant to change)
-hyporeactive or hyper-reactive to sensory input
-flat affect; lack of empathy
-impaired communication
, -social deficits
-aggression, self-injury, impulsive, hyperactive
_____ disorders occur when there is some delay in one or more areas of development - Answers
neurodevelopmental
when assessing a child's behavior, ____ must be r/o before considering emotional problem -
Answers physical problems
an emotional problem exists if behavioral manifestations ___ - Answers -are not age appropriate
-deviate from cultural norms
-impair functioning
children with a high degree of resilience have ____ - Answers -more available resources
-good parenting/mentors
-neurologically less vulnerable to stress
possible causes of ID - Answers -heredity (genetics)
-impaired embryonic development
-pregnancy problems
-trauma
-poisoning
ASD severity (levels 1, 2, 3) is based on ____ - Answers functional ability
social deficits
communication
when a assessing a child for ASD, observe for ___ - Answers -social deficits (bonding with
parents, lack of interaction with peers)
-communication delays
-rigid routines
ASD treatment - Answers -behavioral management
-therapy
-early intervention