PSYCH 380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Pediatrics, Amicus Curiae, Entertainment Merchants Association
6 Dec 2016
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Linda isbell gave presentation about brother and son, max with tourette"s. Comorbid conditions with tourette"s: sensory overload he went crazy. Tourette"s disorder: ticks urge to do things, involuntary. Sensory integration disorder: he hated loud noises, described as a combination of tics, adhd, ocd and behavior. Mood disorders, rage and trauma: vocal or motor, simple or complex problems. Intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder): diagnosis used to characterize individuals who have intellectual and adaptive deficits that first became evident when they were children. Down syndrome: a form of mental retardation caused by abnormal chromosomal formation during conception. Mainstreaming: a governmental policy to integrate fully into society people with cognitive and physical disabilities incontinence, beginning in childhood functioning autism spectrum disorder or abilities far in excess of what would be considered normal. Autistic savant syndrome: demonstrates profound and prodigious capacities. Specific learning disorders: a delay or deficit in an academic skill that is.
