Assessment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to practice informing others about neurological conditions such as intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Select a real or fictional child or adolescent from a television show, book, play, movie, popular media, or other form of popular media who exhibits or is diagnosed with an intellectual disability, developmental disability, schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, or autism spectrum disorder.
Create a 10-12-slide presentation resource to support other Behavior Health Science students learning about neurological conditions. Using two to three scholarly sources, address the following prompts:
- Describe common etiology, symptoms, and features associated with intellectual, developmental disabilities, schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, and autism spectrum disorders.
- Evaluate the co-occurring symptoms between intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, and autism spectrum disorders.
- Introduce the person you selected and provide background on which of the above-named disorder symptomology they present with.
- Explain which co-occurring symptoms are present in the person you selected and how they are manifested.
- Identify one assessment and two evidence-based interventions recommended for the disorder of person you selected.
- List one ethical and legal issue that are associated with conducting assessments on minors.
You can use the textbook as one of your scholarly sources.
Title slide and reference slide are not included in the slide count. Include speaker notes below each content-related slide that represent what would be said if giving the presentation in person. Expand upon the information included in the slide and do not simply restate it. Please ensure the speaker notes include a minimum of 75-100 words.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
BS Behavioral Health Science, Childhood and Adolescence Disorders
6.3: Distinguish evidence-based treatment options for child and adolescent disorders.
6.4: Discuss the Code of Ethics and legal rights in relation to working with minors.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Read Chapter 4 in Essentials of Child & Adolescent Psychopathology
Watch the video “Autism” from A.D.A.M. Education. Autism. (2011). In Films On Demand. Films Media Group. https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=96349&xtid=51760
Read “Autism Statistics You Need To Know,” by Loftus, from Autism Parenting Magazine(2022). https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/autism-statistics/
Read “Intellectual Giftedness and Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review,” by Francis, Hawes, & Abbott, from Exceptional Children(2016). Francis, R., Hawes, D. J., & Abbott, M. (2016). Intellectual Giftedness and Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review.Exceptional Children, 82(3), 279-302. https://doi.org/10.1177/0014402915598779
Read “Perceived Stigma Toward Children With Emotional and Behavioral Problems and Their Families: The Attitudes About Child Mental Health Questionnaire (ACMHQ),” by Heflinger, Wallston, Mukolo, & Brannan from Stigma and Health (2015) https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pdh&AN=2015-27522-006&site=ehost-live&scope=site&custid=s8333196&groupid=main&profile=ehost
Read “DSM-5-TR: Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis” from the Raising Children Network website. https://raisingchildren.net.au/autism/learning-about-autism/assessment-diagnosis/dsm-5-autism-diagnosis
Read “Psychosis in Children: Diagnosis and Treatment,” by Courvoisie, Labellarte, and Riddle, from Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience (2022). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/citedby/10.31887/DCNS.2001.3.2/hcourvoisie?scroll=top&needAccess=true
Read “Audiovisual Temporal Processing in Children and Adolescents With Schizophrenia and Children and Adolescents With Autism: Evidence From Simultaneity-Judgment Tasks and Eye-Tracking Data,” by Zhou et al., from Sage Publications (2021). https://halo.gcu.edu/resource/4a06d6d2-656c-4dbf-8361-f3a644e258d1?nestedResourceId=a61fb5f6-ee8a-4cf6-985b-8b7813055c89
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