KINESIOL 3B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hypotonia, Learned Helplessness, Microcephaly
5 Jun 2016
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Neurodevelopmental disabilities diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Intellectual developmental disorder: deficits in cognitive capacity beginning in the developmental period (early childhood, impairments of general mental abilities that impact adaptive functioning. 1959 - iq > 1 sd below mean. 1973 - iq > 2 sd"s below mean. Deficits in at least 2 adaptive skills. 2013 - removal of iq scores from diagnosis. Classification of mental retardation" with iq tests alone, have to test them at an older age to complete the tests. In the past: iq mild 52-69 moderate 36-51 severe 20-35 profound < 19. Iq scores (alone) no longer determine severity of mr no longer use them. Severe: identified perinatally cns defect focus on life skills, communication, Depends upon physical disability also cognitive ability, fitness, experience. Impairments of general mental abilities that impact adaptive functioning in three domains, or areas how well an individual copes with everyday tasks general developmental delay.
