Question

chapter 36
developmental disorders and disabilities
true or false
circle t for true, or circle f for false.

1. t f people with a mild intellectual disability are slow to learn in school.
2. t f people with developmental disabilities do not have sexual urges.
3. t f all people with a developmental disability have the same amount of impairment.
4. t f down syndrome causes some degree of intellectual disability in all affected people.
5. t f cerebral palsy results from brain damage that occurs during birth.
6. t f spastic cerebral palsy affects posture, balance, and movement.
7. t f autism begins in early childhood.
8. t f autism can be cured with appropriate therapies.
9. t f children with myelomeningocele may learn to walk using braces or crutches.
10. t f if a child has hydrocephalus, intellectual disabilities and neurological damage will occur without treatment.
11. t f if a mother develops rubella (german measles) during pregnancy, the baby may have an intellectual disability.
12. t f shaking a baby can cause intellectual disability.

Explanation:

1. People with mild intellectual disability often have slower - learning rates in school, so it's true.
2. People with developmental disabilities have normal sexual urges, so it's false.
3. Developmental disabilities vary in degree and type of impairment among individuals, so it's false.
4. Down syndrome is associated with some level of intellectual disability in affected individuals, so it's true.
5. Cerebral palsy can result from brain damage during birth, so it's true.
6. Spastic cerebral palsy impacts posture, balance, and movement, so it's true.
7. Autism typically manifests in early childhood, so it's true.
8. Autism has no cure, though therapies can help with symptoms, so it's false.
9. Children with myelomeningocele can learn to walk with braces or crutches, so it's true.
10. Untreated hydrocephalus can lead to intellectual disabilities and neurological damage, so it's true.
11. Rubella during pregnancy can cause intellectual disability in the baby, so it's true.
12. Shaking a baby can cause brain damage and intellectual disability, so it's true.

Answer:

1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. T
6. T
7. T
8. F
9. T
10. T
11. T
12. T