CAMS-UA 101 Lecture Notes - Intellectual Disability, Fragile X Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
5 Jun 2014
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Diagnostic criteria- need both iq and adaptive functioning. Iq could predict problems with adaptive functioning before: mental retardation, now: intellectual disability intellectual disability= deficits in iq and adaptive funtioning. Iq 70 or below-- measured by standard scales impairments in adaptive functioning- coping with common demands, independence. 50-70= mild previously referred to as educable largest segment of those with id (85%) typically develop social/communication skills during preschool years minimal impairment in sensorimotor areas often indistinguishable until later years. 10% acquire communication skills during early childhood years benefit from social/vocational training with moderate supervision can perform unskilled or semiskilled work difficulties with social conventions. 1-2% identifiable neurological condition impairments in sensorimotor functioning highly structured environment with constant aid more common among males cases without biological cause usually milder. 1-3% of population psychiatric features: no specific personality type lack of communication skills prevalence of comorbid axis 1 disorders 3-4x more most common:
