PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Developmental Disability, Intellectual Disability, Triple P
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Developmental disabilities: some of the most dramatic successes of behavior modification occurred in applications to individuals with severe behavioural limitations due to atypical childhood development. In the 1990s, the term developmental disability was proposed to replace the term mental retardation is commonly used today. Intellectual disability a disability that originates before age 18 and that is characterized by significant limitations both in adaptive behaviour and intellectual functioning: score between 70-75 on a standard iq test. Autism: those with asd show a combination of impaired social behaviour, impaired communication and repetitive self-stimulatory behaviours, score below average on a variety of self-care tasks, prevalence seems to be increasing. In the 60s and 70s, ivar lovaas developed behavioral treatments for children with autism using early intensive behavioural intervention (eibi) focused on strategies to help teach social and play behaviours, eliminate self-stimulatory behaviours and develop language skills. Schizophrenia: 1, delusions and hallucinations couples with negative symptoms, disorganized speech.
