Author Question: Neurodevelopmental disorders: What will be an ideal response? ... (Read 14 times)

TVarnum · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

Neurodevelopmental disorders:

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A client has a heart attack that results in an adjustment disorder with depression. When writing the diagnosis, the adjustment disorder should be listed first and the heart attack should be listed second.

a. True
b. False

ultraflyy23 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 30, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: Description comes directly from the textbook.

This group of disorders typically refers to those that manifest during early development, although diagnoses are sometimes not assigned until adulthood. Examples of neurodevelopmental disorders include intellectual disabilities, communication disorders, autism spectrum disorders (incorporating the former categories of autistic disorder, Aspergers disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder), ADHD, specific learning disorders, motor disorders, and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: False