Week 11 - Neurodevelopmental Disorders Slides PDF

Week 11 – Neurodevelopmental Disorders PSYC 376 Fall 2024 Dr. Laura Lambe St. FX University Housekeeping Course evaluations – check your email ☺ Really value knowing things that went well/things to improve 3 classes left! This week – Neurodevelopmental disorders No classes next...

Week 11 – Neurodevelopmental Disorders PSYC 376 Fall 2024 Dr. Laura Lambe St. FX University Housekeeping Course evaluations – check your email ☺ Really value knowing things that went well/things to improve 3 classes left! This week – Neurodevelopmental disorders No classes next Tues Dec 3rd Next Thurs – personality disorders + exam review Learning Objectives Compare and Compare and contrast the etiology of different neurodevelopmental disorders. contrast Understand the symptoms of ID, LD, ASD, and ADHD and identify these in case Understand examples. Discuss psychological assessment approaches used to diagnosis neurodevelopmental Discuss disorders. Describe biological and psychosocial treatment options for neurodevelopmental Describe disorders. What are neurodevelopmental disorders? Are present during childhood Generally persist across the lifespan Are neurologically based Difficulties with language, speech, motor skills, memory, learning, etc. Developmental psychopathology = the study of how disorders arise and change over time.  Atypical or not? Difficulty separating from Repeating others Impairments in reading Difficulty sitting still in the primary caregiver. (echolalia). or writing. class. Requires an understanding of typical child development.  Intellectual disability (ID) Specific learning disorder (Learning disability) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Attention-deficit /hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Types Neurodevelopmental motor disorders (e.g., tic disorders) Communication disorders (e.g., stuttering) BIOpsychosocial model Biological: Prenatal Genetics!!! Very high heritability estimates – ADHD.80, ASD >.80 Genetic syndromes – Down, Klinefelter, Williams, fragile X… Genome-wide association studies Older age of parents ~40 years old Exposure to toxins Smoking, pesticides Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Prenatal exposure to alcohol can negatively impact the child’s behavior, learning, and physical development Spectrum of impairment Most severe = Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Associated with Intellectual disability, learning disability, ADHD.difficulty with peer relationships and easily influence by others, etc. Biological: Perinatal Preterm birth (