The pediatric and adolescent population are highly sensitive to
developmental disorders and delays during these transition and growth
stages. These disorders occur widely across the population and appear and
disappear or remain at different intervals and ages as well.
1. Examine
common signs and symptoms of development disorders presentation in the
pediatric/adolescent patient population.
2. Identify the common development spectrum disorders
in the pediatric/adolescent patient population.
3. Explore treatment aspects for the
pediatric/adolescent patient with developmental disorders.
4. Discuss autism and ADHD diagnostic
criteria.
5. Identify signs and symptoms that may overlap
between autism and ADHD.
6. How do
you differentiate autism from ADHD based on diagnostic criteria?
References
Required
Reading
American
Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of
mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric
Publishing, Inc.
·
Week 5: Diagnosis Formulation, Treatment Planning, Coding
Sadock, B.J., Sadock, V.A. & Ruiz, P. (2014). Synopsis of psychiatry (11th ed.). London, England: Lippincott, Williams, &
Wilkins.
·
Chapter 31: Child Psychiatry:
·
o section
31.5 Autism Spectrum Disorder
o section
31.8 Motor Disorders
o section
31.18 Psychiatric Treatment of Childhood and Adolescence (**Review specific
sections as related to assignments and treatment planning)
Recommended
Reading
Johnson, K. & Vanderhoef, D. (2016). Psychiatric-mental health
nurse practitioner review & resource manual (4th ed.). Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Credentialing.
·
Chapter 15
·
o section
Autism Spectrum Disorder
section Rett Syndrome
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