PSYC 2500 Dr. K. T. Hinkle Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence

Mental Retardation Mental retardation is signified by significantly subaverage functioning (below 70) and concurrent deficits in adaptive functioning which occurs before age 18. –Severity Levels Mild Mental Retardation (50-55 to 70) Moderate Mental Retardation (35-40 to 50-55) Severe Mental Retardation (20-25 to ) Profound Mental Retardation (below 20 or 25)

Motor Skills Disorder Developmental Coordination Disorder –Motor coordination substantially below that expected given the person’s chronological age and measured intelligence. –Disturbance interferes with academic achievement or activities of daily living. –Not due to general medical condition –If MR present, motor difficulties are below expected

Communication Disorders Expressive Language Disorder Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder Phonological Disorder Stuttering Communication Disorder NOS

Pervasive Developmental Disorders Autistic Disorder Rett’s Disorder Childhood Disintegrative Disorder Asperger’s Disorder Pervasive Developmental Disorder NOS

Learning Disorders Reading Disorder Mathematics Disorder Disorder of Written Expression Learning Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)

Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Conduct Disorder Oppositional Defiant Disorder Disruptive Behavior Disorder NOS

Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder –AD-HD, Combined Type –AD-HD, Predominantly Inattentive Type –AD-HD, Predominantly Hyperactive- Impulse Type Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder NOS

Oppositional Defiant Disorder A pattern of negativistic, hostile, and defiant behavior lasting at least 6 months Causes clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational function Do not occur exclusively during the course of a Psychotic or Mood Disorder Criteria not met for Conduct Disorder

Conduct Disorder CD –Childhood-Onset Type –Adolescent-Onset Type –Unspecified Onset Severity –Mild –Moderate –Severe

Other Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence Separation Anxiety Disorder (School Phobia) Selective Mutism Pica Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder (Tourette’s Disorder) Encopresis Enuresis

Tic Disorders Transient Tic Disorder Tic Disorder NOS