CSD-3201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fragile X Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Perseveration

• School: App State
• Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Course: CSD-3201
• Professor: Joseph Klein

Document Summary

Persistence of language deficits throughout the lifespan: changes from preschool to kindergarten, adult/child ratio, transportation, family involvement, academic expectations, curricular content, rules and routines, school-age warning signs, linguistic disfluency: repetitions & pauses, revisions, delays before responding, nonspecific vocabulary. Iq below 50: curriculum focuses on fundamental skills, self-help skills, basic communication, motor development, functional reading and math skills, single words and use of aac, other disorders, fetal alcohol syndrome, mild to moderate cognitive impairment. Language deficits: echolalia and perseveration, academic problems. Learning to read increased speech, language, and education achievement. Iq is correlated with reading success: fragile x syndrome. Incidence is higher in boys: girls usually in mild range, adhd, autistic characteristics. Iq declines over time: tactile defensiveness, good long-term & visual memory, good repetition skills, velo-cardio-facial syndrome. Learning disabilities: cognitive impairment, social communication struggles, struggle with abstract reasoning skills, otitis media, psychiatric disorders, functional illiteracy, reading the newspaper and filling out a job application.