PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Fragile X Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Famous People Players
1 Dec 2013
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Involves a broad delay in cognitive and social functioning. Course is variable: many children improve considerably over time, especially in enriched environments encouragement, support, stimulation. Training programs to develop community and social skills help many live independently or in group homes. Three criteria for diagnosis, according to dsm-iv: Iq score of 70 or below on a standard iq test such as wisc or stanford-binet: evidence of impairment functioning in two or more areas of adaptive behaviour e. g. self-care, school, work, social skills. Assessed in terms of level severity: mild mental retardation : iq 50-70 (85% of mentally retarded, moderate mental retardation: iq 35-49 (10%, severe mental retardation: iq 20 34 (4-4%, profound mental retardation: iq<20 (1-2%) Famous people players have mentally and physically challenged actors it is the first theater company in the world dedicated to people with special needs. Infectious diseases: chromosomal and genetic diseases, brain damage due to environmental toxins, anoxia during birth, etc.
