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Quiz 3 study guide:

1. Be able to define and differentiate between a language delay and a language disorder.

A language delay is different from a language disorder because a child with a language delay will eventually catch up to a normal level after a longer period of time whereas a child with a language disability will never be at a normal language level for their age. They will always be behind.

2. Be able to list characteristics of SLI

   1. Be able to distinguish SLI from late talkers

The characteristics of scientific language impairments: 

Inconsistent skills across multiple areas

Verb usage problems

Social, attention, and behavior issues.

Slow vocabulary growth

Vocabulary problems

Word retrieval issues

The difference between SLI and late talkers is that late talkers usually grow out of their problems by age three while children with SLI have problems after the age of three and are not diagnosed until after that age.

3. For children with ASD, be able to 

   1. List and understand the characteristics used to diagnose ASD

   2. List and differentiate language characteristics.

The criteria used to diagnose ASD are:

Deficits with social communication

All 3 areas of social interaction must be impaired

Social emotional reciprocity

Nonverbal communication

Developing and understanding relationships

Deficits of restricted pattern of interest

Two of the four areas of restricted pattern of interest must be impaired

Repetitive movements 

Strict need for routines

Highly fixated interests

hyper/hypo sensitive

The language characteristics of ASD are:

Language delay 

Echolalia - repeating phrases spoken to them

Pronominal confusion - misuse of pronouns

Dysprosody - unusual pitch or rhythm in suprasegmentals

Non-literal language difficulties - idioms, jokes, sarcasm

Context-bound usage - can only use subjects in the context in which they were learned

4. Be able to differentiate characteristics (including etiologies and language) of children with Cognitive Impairment (Intellectual Disability)

Characteristics of CI are based on limitations in executive functions and limitations in adaptive behavior in everyday living.

Some etiologies include:

Ingestion of toxins by the mother during pregnancy or after birth.

Chromosomal abnormalities

Prematurity

Anoxia  - oxygen cut off at birth

Viral infection

Fetal malnutrition