Alzheimer's Disease A progressive, degenerative disease with insidious onset, characterized
by multiple cognitive deficits and significant decline in functioning.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) A disorder characterized by maladaptive inattention,
hyperactivity, or impulsiveness which results i...
by multiple cognitive deficits and significant decline in functioning.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) ✔✔A disorder characterized by maladaptive inattention,
hyperactivity, or impulsiveness which results in pervasive and clinically significant impairment.
Some symptoms should have presented before seven years of age, although it may be diagnosed
in adulthood.
Auditory Discrimination ✔✔Ability to hear similarities and differences between sounds.
Auditory Memory ✔✔Ability to retain and recall that which is heard.
Auditory-motor Match ✔✔The process whereby awareness of sound results in a movement or
response.
,Autistic ✔✔an individual with autistic disorder, beginning in infancy, which is characterized by
self-absorption, preoccupation with inanimate objects, and/or dysfunctional, destructive, or
ritualistic behaviors. Autism is a type of pervasive developmental disorder.
Behavioral Disorder ✔✔A problem in social behavior which is sufficiently extreme as to
interfere with the learning process.
Cerebral Palsy ✔✔A series of disorders characterized by problems in movement, posture, and
loss of voluntary muscle control, which are caused by brain injury early in life.
Communication Disorder ✔✔A disability which is characterized by the inability to transfer
thought through speech, written word or bodily gestures.
Conduct Disorder ✔✔A persistent pattern of behavior characterized by the breaking of social
norms, including serious violations, aggression, destruction or deceitfulness.
Dementia ✔✔A set of symptoms characterized by deterioration in cognitive functioning,
particularly memory, abstract thinking, judgment, and problem solving.
,Developmental Disability ✔✔A disorder originating before the age of 18 which constitutes a
substantial handicap and continues indefinitely. The disabilities include mental retardation,
autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy and severe learning disabilities if the origins are related to mental
retardation.
Disruptive Behavior Disorder ✔✔A type of conduct disorder characterized by oppositional and
defiant behavior which does not meet criteria for other conduct disorders.
Down's Syndrome ✔✔A congenital abnormality of the trisomy 21 gene (an extra chromosome),
resulting in mental retardation and physical abnormalities.
Fine Motor Dexterity (coordination) ✔✔The use of small muscles for reaching, grasping and
manipulating objects.
Forensic Psychiatry ✔✔The branch of psychiatry devoted to legal problems and infractions of
law, primarily criminal.
Gerontology ✔✔The study of aging, characteristic behaviors of older adults, and disorders
associated with the late life.
, Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) ✔✔A technique which involves listening to music in a
relaxed state, to elicit imagery, symbols and/or feelings for the purpose of creativity, therapeutic
intervention, self understanding and spiritual experience.
Hearing Impairment ✔✔A global term for any degree or type of hearing loss, including deafness
and hard of hearing.
Huntington's Disease (chorea) ✔✔An inherited disorder, affecting the central nervous system
and causing involuntary movements and contortions; may also cause cognitive decline and
behavioral symptoms.
Hyperactivity ✔✔Behavior which is characterized by increased or excessive muscular activity.
Inclusion ✔✔The concept referring to placing children with special needs in the classroom that
they would normally attend, and importing support and prescribed related services to that
classroom.
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