Disability Studies 2202A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Specific Developmental Disorder, Dual Diagnosis, Developmental Disability
3 Jul 2020
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60% over _____% have a mental health diagnosis as well as their developmental disability. Adaptive behaviour the individual"s ability to adapt to their environment. Additional factors in utero major psychological stress @ 24-48 weeks of pregnancy may increase the chance. Asperger disorder no delay in language, no cognitive delay & no delay in adaptive behaviour. Developmental delay has been used when discussing intellectual impairments, while some with intellectual impairments may not exhibit this. Developmental disabilities originates prenatally until 18 years of age and requires multidisciplinary supports. Diagnostic overshadowing one diagnosis overshadows another - occurs when people support others who have a dual diagnosis. Disability "always an interaction between features of the person and features of the overall context in which the person lives. " Domain - atypical behaviour preoccupation with one or more stereotyped & restricted patterns of interest that is either abnormal either in intensity or focus. Domain - intellectual/neurological functioning most have some level of intellectual disability.
