Formative Assessment Part B: Developmental Disabilities

1. People with Autism Spectrum Disorder lack empathy.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Neurodivergent and Neurotypical individuals can display a range of emotions. Everyone is different.

2. Choose the appropriate term to refer special needs students or children (you may select more than one option).

• Neurodiverse

• Child with Autism, ADHD etc

• Retard

• Student/Child of determination

• Sufferer

Answer explanation

Remember that positive terminology shapes a psitive society.

3. All children with down syndrome have a degree of intellectual impairment, which

could vary from mild to severe.

• True

• False

• Partly True

Answer explanation

True, but remember this does not mean that they are not capable of completing every day life tasks. People with Down Syndrome are capable of more than we think.

4. People with down syndrome have an additional chromosome or an additional part of a chromosome.

• Partly True

• False

• True

Answer explanation

Also known as Down syndrome, trisomy 21 is a genetic condition caused by an extra chromosome. Most babies inherit 23 chromosomes from each parent, for a total of 46 chromosomes. Babies with Down syndrome however, end up with three chromosomes at position 21, instead of the usual pair.

5. Inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity are the most common symptoms for this developmental disability.

• ADHD

• ASD

• Autism

Answer explanation

For those with ADHD life can be challanging,but with the correct support they can learn to cope, develop startegies that work and flourish in their personal lives and their careers.

6: Intellectual impairment:

a) may lead to problematic cognitive functioning

b) is caused by a lack of chromosomes

• A is True

• B is True

• Both A and B are trie

Answer explanation

A is True.

Remmber what we said about the Bell Curve?

7. APA: “Significantly sub average general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficit in adaptive behaviour and manifested during the developmental period that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.” This refers to:

• Down Syndrome

• ASD

• ADHD

• Intellectual Impairment

Answer explanation

The answer is Intellectual Disability.

This one was tricky, but if you looked at the words "intellectual" and "deficit" to guide you, WELL DONE !

8. Deficits in social communication and repetitive behaviours are most common in children with:

• ADHD

• ASD

• Down Syndrome

• Intellectual Impairement

Answer explanation

Remember Autism is a spectrum, thats means there are many different types of Austim and they present differently in everyone you might meet.

9. A few biomarkers help professionals confirm the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum

Disorder.

• Partially True

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The answer is partially true.

Biomarkers is just one of the causes of ASD there are many other.

10. It is not uncommon for children with ADHD to also have:

a) other disorders such as behaviour or conduct problems

b) mental health problems such as anxiety and eating disorders

• A is true

• B is True

• A and B are both true

• A and B are both false