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Describe intellectual disability - Answer: Developmental cognitive or intellectual deficit that
begins before 18yrs of age with accompanying deficits in adaptive behavior, academic
performance, and adaptive functioning
Examples of intellectual disability? - Answer: - Fetal alcohol syndrome
- serious brain insult
- genetic disorders
- genetic link
- structural brain defects
Describe ADHD ... what are its qualities? - Answer: - A neurobehavioral problem of impaired
attention and hyperactive behavior
- Genetic component
- Dopamine transport and reception disorder
Describe autism ... what are some of its qualities? - Answer: - Pervasive neurodevelopmental
disorder of unknown cause
- Wide spectrum of disorders- asberger, pervasive developmental disorder otherwise not
specified