CMD 460 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Fetus, Dynamic Assessment, Unconsciousness
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Individual differences with different timeline; variety of symptoms, manifestations and severity. Deficits/immaturities may exist in one or more means of communication (listening, speaking, reading, and/or writing) One or more aspects of language (form, content, and use) may be affected. 3 months = responds vocally to partner. 12 months = first meaningful spoken word. 2 years = begins adding bound morphemes mlu = 1. 5-2. 2 morphemes. 3 years = more adultlike sentence structure mlu = 3. 0-3. 3 morphemes. 4 years = able to adapt conversation style to fit partner. 5 years = 90% of language form learned. 6 years = begins to learn reading and wrtiting (graphemic mode) Adolescence = participate competently in conversations and telling of narratives; knows multiple meanings of words and figurative language. Substantial limitations in intellectual functioning, adaptive behavior, and originating before age 18. ~2. 5% of the population; heterogenous based on causality and other factors fuller definition evolves over time.
