As a clinician, understanding the genetic or genomic etiology of a neurodevelopmental disability (ND) is vital to your ability to construct a treatment plan for a patient. Such understanding demands attention to a variety of NDs, including intellectual disability (ID), global developmental delay (GDD), and autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
In this Discussion, you will debate these heterogeneous associations by posting ideas or plans for treatment and by responding critically to your peers.
To participate in this Discussion, write an initial post in which you:
- Choose one specific disorder or syndrome discussed in the Readings and tables, and assess the treatment implications of its genetic and genomic associations.
- review the heterogeneous genetic and genomic associations with NDs, including ID, GDD, and ASDs
Then, discuss a treatment plan in detail:
- Define the disorder you have chosen to treat.
- List and describe actions in a hypothetical treatment plan.
- Explain how the knowledge of the genetic/genomic association with the syndrome determined your clinical approach.