Maryville NUR 665 Exam 1
1. What would you expect to see with the MILD level of ID: Can live
independently with appropriate support and raise a family (6th grade level)
2. What would you expect to see with MODERATE level of ID: Would present
around 2-3 grade level, will have socialization issues, can perform semi-skilled
labor with supervision
3. What would you expect to see with SEVERE/PROFOUND level of ID:
speech and communication skills minimal, unable to learn vocational training,
may contribute partially to ADL with supervision
4. Most common co-morbidity with ID: autism
5. What behaviors do people with ID often exhibit when angry?: self-
stimulation and self-mutilation
6. Three domains of ADHD: Inattentiveness, Impulsivity, Hyperactivy
7. What is the timeline for ADHD?: 6 symptoms for at least 6 months
8. What is a difficult task for ADHD: Problem solving
9. What type of parent education needs to be done when they have children
with ADHD: control the environment and make it less stimulating, behavioral
therapy
10. What is the difference between adult and childhood ADHD: Hyperactivity
goes away in adulthood but inattention persists
11. Common comorbidities with ADHD: Anxiety and mood disorder
12. What is echolalia and when do you see it?: It is repetitive speech often seen
in autism
13. Common comorbidity with autism: Intellectual disability
14. What are some soft signs of autism: echolalia and avoiding eye contact
15. What are some hard signs of autism: developmental delays
16. What is astereognosis and what is the cause?: Being able to identify a key
in the hand by feel. It is a deficit of parietal lobe that results in difficulty
performing ADL's. This can be found in autism.
17. How does autism affect cognitive development: Inconsistencies in language
acquisition and development
18. How does sensory stimuli affect people with autism: They will have an over-
response
19. What type of therapy is best with autism: Applied behavioral therapy (ABA),
this is a subset of behavioral modification
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1. What would you expect to see with the MILD level of ID: Can live
independently with appropriate support and raise a family (6th grade level)
2. What would you expect to see with MODERATE level of ID: Would present
around 2-3 grade level, will have socialization issues, can perform semi-skilled
labor with supervision
3. What would you expect to see with SEVERE/PROFOUND level of ID:
speech and communication skills minimal, unable to learn vocational training,
may contribute partially to ADL with supervision
4. Most common co-morbidity with ID: autism
5. What behaviors do people with ID often exhibit when angry?: self-
stimulation and self-mutilation
6. Three domains of ADHD: Inattentiveness, Impulsivity, Hyperactivy
7. What is the timeline for ADHD?: 6 symptoms for at least 6 months
8. What is a difficult task for ADHD: Problem solving
9. What type of parent education needs to be done when they have children
with ADHD: control the environment and make it less stimulating, behavioral
therapy
10. What is the difference between adult and childhood ADHD: Hyperactivity
goes away in adulthood but inattention persists
11. Common comorbidities with ADHD: Anxiety and mood disorder
12. What is echolalia and when do you see it?: It is repetitive speech often seen
in autism
13. Common comorbidity with autism: Intellectual disability
14. What are some soft signs of autism: echolalia and avoiding eye contact
15. What are some hard signs of autism: developmental delays
16. What is astereognosis and what is the cause?: Being able to identify a key
in the hand by feel. It is a deficit of parietal lobe that results in difficulty
performing ADL's. This can be found in autism.
17. How does autism affect cognitive development: Inconsistencies in language
acquisition and development
18. How does sensory stimuli affect people with autism: They will have an over-
response
19. What type of therapy is best with autism: Applied behavioral therapy (ABA),
this is a subset of behavioral modification
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