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Daniel is a toddler who lags behind his peers in terms of speech development. He avoids eye contact with people and resists alterations to routine. Daniel is most likely to be diagnosed with

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Daniel is a toddler who lags behind his peers in terms of speech development. He avoids eye contact with people and resists alterations to routine. Daniel is most likely to be diagnosed with

(A) Down syndrome.
(B) fetal alcohol syndrome.
(C) mental retardation.
(D) autism.
(E) Klinefelter syndrome.

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(D) autism.

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Daniel is most likely to be diagnosed with autism, an impairment of social development. Common symptoms include delayed speech, avoiding eye contact, and a preference for routine. A description of Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, is likely to mention an extra chromosome on the 21st pair and a degree of intellectual impairment. A description of fetal alcohol syndrome would probably include mention of a mother who drank while pregnant and would likely also mention intellectual impairment. The hallmark of mental retardation is intellectual functioning that is significantly below average. Klinefelter’s syndrome results from a chromosomal abnormality of the sex chromosomes; boys with Klinefelter’s syndrome have an XXY genotype. Signs of Klinefelter’s syndrome include small testes, atypical secondary sex development, and infertility.

 
Posted : 24/04/2024 5:38 pm
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