CDDN-Developmental Disabilities-
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Developmental disability is a severe and chronic disability that
A. Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination thereof
B. Manifests before age 22
C. Is indefinite
D. Results in substantial functional limitations in at least 3 of the major life areas
E. All of the above - Answer All of the above
What are the major life areas used to determine developmental disability - Answer Self care
Receptive and expressive language
Learning
Mobility
Self-direction
Capacity for independent living
Economic self-sufficiency
Reflects the persons need for supports and services that are individually planned and
coordinated
IQ is a factor of diagnosing a developmental disability. What score indicates a DD? - Answer
<70
Multiple disabilities may subsume _______ as well as intellectual function deficits - Answer
Sensory
True or False
Development and adaptive abilities are distinguished from psychiatric conditions, and dual dx is
not possible. - Answer False- dual dx is possible
What umbrella term is often used to describe youth with multiple disabilities? - Answer
Special health care needs
What diagnosis is "a group of disorders of the development of movement and posture causing
activity limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the
developing fetal or infant brain"
,A. Spina Bifida
B. Down syndrome
C. Cerebral palsy
D. Stroke - Answer Cerebral palsy
What is the cutoff age for a CVA or TBI to count as a DD?
A. 16
B. 10
C. 19
D. 22 - Answer 22
What caused Chuck to have CP?
A. Pre-natal event
B. Umbilical cord wrapped around his neck
C. Stroke immediately after birth
D. Not sure - Answer Umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck for 16 min
At what age was Chuck diagnosed with CP?
A. Immediately after birth
B. 3 months
C. 6 months
D. 1 year - Answer 6 months
If a child is born with a developmental disability like cerebral palsy, will she also demonstrate
intellectual impairment?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
D. Idk - Answer Maybe
The motor disorders of CP are (always/often/never) accompanied by disturbances of sensation,
cognition, communication, perception, and/or behavior, and/or by a seizure disorder" - Answer
Often
Mental retardation is now called what? - Answer Intellectual disability
, Intellectual disability originates before age __ and is characterized by significant limitations both
in intellectual functioning and in ________ behavior as expressed by conceptual, social, and
practical adaptive skills - Answer 18
Adaptive
A person with a developmental disability may show multiple system impairments that impact
the
A. student
B. family
C. community participation
D. severity of associated health conditions; sometimes includes intellectual disability
E. All of the above - Answer All of the above
People with DD demonstrate _____ skills, strengths, limits, and ______ needs - Answer
Diverse
Support
True or false
A person with a DD requires supports that can be extensive & pervasive in order to live, go to
school, work, play. - Answer True
True or false
People with disabilities were often feared or revered? - Answer True
When did the rise of Asylums happen? - Answer After the industrial revolution
What were asylums created for?
A. treat social problems
B. care for and protect people
C. a place to train people to lead productive lives
D. All of the above - Answer All of the above
According to early classification systems, borderline deficiency would have an IQ score of
A. <20
B. 20-49
C. 50-69
Practice Exam All Questions Fully
Solved 2026/2027 Updated.
Developmental disability is a severe and chronic disability that
A. Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination thereof
B. Manifests before age 22
C. Is indefinite
D. Results in substantial functional limitations in at least 3 of the major life areas
E. All of the above - Answer All of the above
What are the major life areas used to determine developmental disability - Answer Self care
Receptive and expressive language
Learning
Mobility
Self-direction
Capacity for independent living
Economic self-sufficiency
Reflects the persons need for supports and services that are individually planned and
coordinated
IQ is a factor of diagnosing a developmental disability. What score indicates a DD? - Answer
<70
Multiple disabilities may subsume _______ as well as intellectual function deficits - Answer
Sensory
True or False
Development and adaptive abilities are distinguished from psychiatric conditions, and dual dx is
not possible. - Answer False- dual dx is possible
What umbrella term is often used to describe youth with multiple disabilities? - Answer
Special health care needs
What diagnosis is "a group of disorders of the development of movement and posture causing
activity limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the
developing fetal or infant brain"
,A. Spina Bifida
B. Down syndrome
C. Cerebral palsy
D. Stroke - Answer Cerebral palsy
What is the cutoff age for a CVA or TBI to count as a DD?
A. 16
B. 10
C. 19
D. 22 - Answer 22
What caused Chuck to have CP?
A. Pre-natal event
B. Umbilical cord wrapped around his neck
C. Stroke immediately after birth
D. Not sure - Answer Umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck for 16 min
At what age was Chuck diagnosed with CP?
A. Immediately after birth
B. 3 months
C. 6 months
D. 1 year - Answer 6 months
If a child is born with a developmental disability like cerebral palsy, will she also demonstrate
intellectual impairment?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
D. Idk - Answer Maybe
The motor disorders of CP are (always/often/never) accompanied by disturbances of sensation,
cognition, communication, perception, and/or behavior, and/or by a seizure disorder" - Answer
Often
Mental retardation is now called what? - Answer Intellectual disability
, Intellectual disability originates before age __ and is characterized by significant limitations both
in intellectual functioning and in ________ behavior as expressed by conceptual, social, and
practical adaptive skills - Answer 18
Adaptive
A person with a developmental disability may show multiple system impairments that impact
the
A. student
B. family
C. community participation
D. severity of associated health conditions; sometimes includes intellectual disability
E. All of the above - Answer All of the above
People with DD demonstrate _____ skills, strengths, limits, and ______ needs - Answer
Diverse
Support
True or false
A person with a DD requires supports that can be extensive & pervasive in order to live, go to
school, work, play. - Answer True
True or false
People with disabilities were often feared or revered? - Answer True
When did the rise of Asylums happen? - Answer After the industrial revolution
What were asylums created for?
A. treat social problems
B. care for and protect people
C. a place to train people to lead productive lives
D. All of the above - Answer All of the above
According to early classification systems, borderline deficiency would have an IQ score of
A. <20
B. 20-49
C. 50-69
