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20Q: An Expert in Developmental Coordination Disorder

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1.  Developmental coordination disorders refer to:
  1. Challenges in articulation
  2. Difficulty performing skilled motor tasks
  3. Motor weakness
  4. Low muscle tone and poor posture
2.  The basis for dyspraxia, highly similar to DCD, is a difficulty in
  1. Somatosensory discrimination
  2. Visual perception
  3. Tactile discrimination
  4. Sensory modulation
3.  An important factor to reduce dental anxiety in children with autism is to:
  1. Bright lighting in the room
  2. Reinforce good behavior with M&M's or gummy bears
  3. Adapt the sensory characteristics of the dental office
  4. Limit children with ASD to dentist visits only for emergencies
4.  Sensory sensitivity in typical adults:
  1. Is associated with increased psychological distress
  2. Is outgrown by the 21st birthday
  3. Leads to unexplained weight gain
  4. Does not cause problems
5.  Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder:
  1. Should be rewarded with fast food to enhance motivation to engage in physical activities
  2. Are at an increased risk for obesity
  3. Engage in more physical activities than typically developing children
  4. Generally, have a high interest in engaging in challenging physical activities
6.  One way to improve writing skills in children is to:
  1. Restrain their left hand to encourage proper right-handed pencil grip
  2. Switch to exclusive keyboard use from preschool age as handwriting is overrated
  3. Focus treatment on in-hand strengthening and manipulation
  4. Engage children to self-assess their own handwriting and develop handwriting goals with the child
7.  Which of the following is TRUE about sensory sensitivities?
  1. They are only evident in children with ASD
  2. They are not frequently seen in children with developmental disabilities
  3. They are frequently seen in those with developmental disabilities and may may be present in otherwise typical adults and children
  4. They cannot be reliably identified before a child's 3rd birthday
8.  Dyspraxia is:
  1. Only understood from a sensory integrative framework
  2. Best observed during habitual routine everyday motor tasks
  3. Is an intellectual deficit
  4. A disorder of new as opposed to habitual motor response strategies.
9.  Oral care for children with sensory sensitivities:
  1. Should be regarded as an ideal opportunity where OTs and dental professionals can collaborate
  2. Should not be done in adapted environments
  3. Should be done exclusively under general anesthesia in all cases to minimize distress
  4. Should be disregarded when the child is exclusively fed via a feeding tube
10.  The Here's How I Write Handwriting assessment is:
  1. A norm referenced standardized assessment
  2. Standardized for right handed North American populations only
  3. A child's self-assessment of their own handwriting
  4. A parent report questionnaire about their children's handwriting concerns

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