PSY 034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Autism Spectrum, Neurodevelopmental Disorder

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Psychology (PSY)
• Course: PSY 034
• Professor: Nikkel

Document Summary

Neurodevelopmental disorder- neurologically based disorders that are revealed in a clinically significant way during a child"s developing years. Specific learning disorder- performance that is substantially low than what is expected from their age. Autism spectrum disorder- neurodevelopmental disorder that affects how one perceives and socializes with others with restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities. Childhood disintegrative disorder- involving severe regression in language, adaptive behavior, and motor skills after a 2 to 4 year period of normal development. Rett disorder- mostly female disorder that affects hand wringing and coordination. Intellectual disability- evident in childhood with below-average intellectual and adaptive functioning. Phenylketonuria- characterized by an inability to break down a chemical called phenylalanine. Lesch-nyhan syndrome- x-linked disorder that shows id, signs of cerebral palsy, and self-injurious behavior. Down syndrome- presence of an extra 21st chromosome. Fragile x syndrome- caused by abnormality on the x chromosome (neurocognitive disorders): Delirium- disorder with impaired consciousness and cognition during several hours or days.