Tourette Disorder | FASD | Epileptic Disorders | Autism Spectrum Disorders | Communication Disorders |
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What is 2 motor tics and 1 verbal tic?
This is the number and type of tics for diagnosis
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What is maternal alcohol consumption
FASD is caused by this.
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What is a petit mal seizure
A type of seizure that is limited to a small region
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What is true
True or false: Language skills do not need to be impaired for an ASD diagnosis
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What is language
It must be spoke, involves a system of rules, and has an organization of symbols.
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What is Echolalia
When an individual with a vocal tic copies what they hear.
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What is a core characteristic
Facial Dysmorphology is known as this
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What is confusion, disorientation, headache, and fatigue
The postictal phase is characterized by this.
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What are stereotypies
Hand flapping and rocking are known as these
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What are lisps, sound omission, sound distortion, sound addition, and sound substitutions.
These are the five sound problems common with a speech sound disorder
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What is medication, therapy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
The three treatments used in Tourette Syndrome
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What is ADHD.
The disorder most commonly co-occurring with FASD
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What is synchronous firing of a wide array of brain tissue in an abnormal pattern
The pattern of firing of brain tissue during a seizure.
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What is ADHD
This disorder is most commonly comorbid with ASD
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What is 35-40%?
Percentage of chilren with a family member who also has a communication disorder.
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What is Genetics, abnormalities in the brain region, neurotransmitters, and/or gene mutation.
Possible etiology of Tourette Syndrome
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What is False
True or False: Paternal drinking and drug use at the time of pregnancy is not a risk factor.
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What are partial seizures?
Focal event that involve sensory, motor, or psychic expressions that closely relate to the isolated area involved without a loss of consiousness
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What is the prefrontal cortex
Deficits in executive functioning is related to this brain area
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What is a social (pragmatic) communication disorder?
This disorder is characterized by deficits in pragmatic, the use of language in specific social contexts.
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What is 18 years of age.
The age that tics must be present before to warrant a diagnosis
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What is none.
In North America this amount of alcohol consumption during pregnancy is recognized as safe
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What are prodromal, ictal, and postictal?
These are the phases of a seizure
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What is overt behaviour.
Early intensive behavioural intervention focuses on this behaviour.
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What is phonological short-term memory?
The ability to hold auditory material in memory for short periods of time.
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