DD Midterm Exam Review: Key Concepts and Strategies
for Success
Developmental disability is a severe and chronic disability that - correct answer ✔✔Is attributable to a
mental or physical impairment or combination thereof;
Manifest before age 22
Indefinite
Results in substantial functional limitations in at least 3 of the following major life areas:...
major life areas...cont. - correct 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
DD Defined - correct answer ✔✔IQ factors in (typically 70 or below), but may not be so in all conditions
(CP).
Multiple disabilities may subsume sensory as well as intellectual function deficits
Development and adaptive abilities are distinguished from psychiatric conditions, but dual dx is possible.
Cerebral Palsy - common Developmental Disability - correct answer ✔✔"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"
Note: - correct answer ✔✔}"The motor disorders of CP are often [but not always] accompanied by
disturbances of sensation, cognition, communication, perception, and/or behavior, and/or by a seizure
disorder"
, Intellectual disability - correct answer ✔✔the current term used to describe individuals who were
formerly diagnosed with mental retardation
originates before age 18 and is characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning
and in adaptive behavior as expressed by conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills (AAIDD, 2008)
In summary, people with developmental disability - correct answer ✔✔1.Have deficits that occurred
around the time of birth or prior to 22 years of age.
2.May show multiple system impairments that impact the student, family, community participation, and
severity of associated health conditions; sometimes includes intellectual disability
3.Demonstrate diverse skills, strengths, limits, and support needs
4.Require supports that can be extensive & pervasive in order to live, go to school, work, play.
TASH - Civil Rights Concerns for People who... - correct answer ✔✔are most at risk for societal exclusion;
are perceived to be most challenging;
are most likely to have their rights abridged;
are most likely to live, work, play, and/or learn in segregated environments;
are least likely to have the tools and opportunities necessary to self-advocate;
have severe disabilities;
are most likely to need on-going, individualized supports in order to participate in inclusive communities
and enjoy a quality of life similar to that available to all citizens.
Council for Exceptional Children(CEC) and its various divisions - correct answer ✔✔International
community of educators who are the voice and vision of special and gifted education.
Mission: to improve the quality of life for individuals with exceptionalities and their families through
professional excellence and advocacy.
American Association for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) - correct
answer ✔✔AAIDD promotes progressive policies, sound research, effective practices and universal
human rights for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
for Success
Developmental disability is a severe and chronic disability that - correct answer ✔✔Is attributable to a
mental or physical impairment or combination thereof;
Manifest before age 22
Indefinite
Results in substantial functional limitations in at least 3 of the following major life areas:...
major life areas...cont. - correct 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
DD Defined - correct answer ✔✔IQ factors in (typically 70 or below), but may not be so in all conditions
(CP).
Multiple disabilities may subsume sensory as well as intellectual function deficits
Development and adaptive abilities are distinguished from psychiatric conditions, but dual dx is possible.
Cerebral Palsy - common Developmental Disability - correct answer ✔✔"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"
Note: - correct answer ✔✔}"The motor disorders of CP are often [but not always] accompanied by
disturbances of sensation, cognition, communication, perception, and/or behavior, and/or by a seizure
disorder"
, Intellectual disability - correct answer ✔✔the current term used to describe individuals who were
formerly diagnosed with mental retardation
originates before age 18 and is characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning
and in adaptive behavior as expressed by conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills (AAIDD, 2008)
In summary, people with developmental disability - correct answer ✔✔1.Have deficits that occurred
around the time of birth or prior to 22 years of age.
2.May show multiple system impairments that impact the student, family, community participation, and
severity of associated health conditions; sometimes includes intellectual disability
3.Demonstrate diverse skills, strengths, limits, and support needs
4.Require supports that can be extensive & pervasive in order to live, go to school, work, play.
TASH - Civil Rights Concerns for People who... - correct answer ✔✔are most at risk for societal exclusion;
are perceived to be most challenging;
are most likely to have their rights abridged;
are most likely to live, work, play, and/or learn in segregated environments;
are least likely to have the tools and opportunities necessary to self-advocate;
have severe disabilities;
are most likely to need on-going, individualized supports in order to participate in inclusive communities
and enjoy a quality of life similar to that available to all citizens.
Council for Exceptional Children(CEC) and its various divisions - correct answer ✔✔International
community of educators who are the voice and vision of special and gifted education.
Mission: to improve the quality of life for individuals with exceptionalities and their families through
professional excellence and advocacy.
American Association for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) - correct
answer ✔✔AAIDD promotes progressive policies, sound research, effective practices and universal
human rights for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
