KEY TERMS

Match each of the terms on the left with its definition on the right. Click on the term first and then click on the matching definition. As you match them correctly they will move to the bottom of the activity.

Question

middle childhood
childhood overweight
childhood obesity
asthma
reaction time
selective attention
automatization
aptitude
achievement test
Flynn effect
multiple intelligences
developmental psychopathology
comorbid
multifinality
equifinality
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
specific learning disorder (learning disability)
dyslexia
dyscalculia
autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
neurodiversity
least restrictive environment (LRE)
response to intervention (RTI)
individual education plan (IEP)
acceleration
A developmental disorder marked by difficulty with social communication and interaction—including difficulty seeing things from another person’s point of view—and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities.
The rise in average IQ scores that has occurred over the decades in many nations.
A legal requirement that children with special needs be assigned to the most general educational context in which they can be expected to learn.
In a child, having a BMI above the 85th percentile, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s 1980 standards for children of a given age.
Unusual difficulty with math, probably originating from a distinct part of the brain.
The idea that people have diverse brain structures, with each person having neurological strengths and weaknesses that should be appreciated, in much the same way diverse cultures and ethnicities are welcomed. A person who is adept at numbers and systems but inept in social skills and metaphors might be recognized as having unusual gifts, rather than pitied for having an autism spectrum disorder.
Unusual difficulty with reading; thought to be the result of some neurological underdevelopment.
The time it takes to respond to a stimulus, either physically (with a reflexive movement such as an eyeblink) or cognitively (with a thought).
A basic principle of developmental psychopathology that holds that one cause can have many (multiple) final manifestations.
Educating gifted children alongside other children of the same mental, not chronological, age.
An educational strategy intended to help children who demonstrate below-average achievement in early grades, using special intervention.
In a child, having a BMI above the 95th percentile, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s 1980 standards for children of a given age.
A basic principle of developmental psychopathology that holds that one symptom can have many causes.
A measure of mastery or proficiency in reading, mathematics, writing, science, or some other subject.
The ability to concentrate on some stimuli while ignoring others.
A condition characterized by a persistent pattern of inattention and/or by hyperactive or impulsive behaviors; ADHD interferes with a person’s functioning or development.
Refers to the presence of two or more unrelated disease conditions at the same time in the same person.
A process in which repetition of a sequence of thoughts and actions makes the sequence routine, so that it no longer requires conscious thought.
The field that uses insights into typical development to understand and remediate developmental disorders.
A document that specifies educational goals and plans for a child with special needs.
The potential to master a specific skill or to learn a certain body of knowledge.
A chronic disease of the respiratory system in which inflammation narrows the airways from the nose and mouth to the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. Signs and symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.
The idea that human intelligence is composed of a varied set of abilities rather than a single, all-encompassing one.
A marked deficit in a particular area of learning that is not caused by an apparent physical disability, by an intellectual disability, or by an unusually stressful home environment.
The period between early childhood and early adolescence, approximately from ages 6 to 11.