Pediatric Developmental Disorders

Course overview

Objectives Describe pediatric developmental disabilities Explain the challenges associated with the treatment of those with developmental disabilities List appropriate terminology Content Information Covered Pediatrics Developmental Disabilities Impaired or insufficient development of the brain that causes an inability to learn at the usual rate developmental delay Causes include the following Unsatisfactory parental interaction Severe vision or hearing impairment Mental retardation Brain damage Severe diseases of body organs and systems Congenital anomalies Signs of developmental delay Accommodations that may be necessary when providing patient care include allowing adequate time for obtaining a history performing assessment and patient management procedures and preparing the patient for transport Down Syndrome Features of the patient with Down syndrome Cellular etiology Special considerations Autism Features of the patient with autism Etiology Special considerations Emotionally impaired People with emotional impairments include those with the following Neurasthenia nervous exhaustion Anxiety neurosis Compulsion neurosis Hysteria Special considerations Signs and symptoms that may result from emotional impairment Complete history and examination Prehospital management Emotionally mentally impaired EMI IQ assessment Mild IQ fifty to seventy Moderate IQ thirty five to fifty nine Profound IQ less than twenty Special considerations Physical needs and challenges Hearing impairments Deafness Sensorineural deafness Hearing impairments Mixed hearing loss Sensorineural hearing loss Special considerations Use of hearing aids Visual impairments Normal vision Visual impairments Special considerations Speech impairments Speech impairments include disorders of language articulation voice production or fluency blockage of speech all of which can lead to an inability to communicate effectively Speech Language disorders Language learning disabilities Language processing disorders Semantic pragmatic disorders Articulation disorders Phonological process disorders Motor speech disorders Paraplegia and Quadriplegia Define paraplegia Define quadriplegia Causes Both paraplegia and quadriplegia are accompanied by a loss of sensation and may have loss of urinary and or bowel control Special considerations