Abnormal brain development or damage at an early age can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders. Within this group of disorders, some are resolvable with appropriate and timely interventions, either pharmacological or nonpharmacological, while other disorders are chronic and need to be managed throughout the lifespan.
For this Assignment, you will develop a study guide for an assigned disorder and share it with your colleagues. In sum, these study guides will be a powerful tool in preparing for your certification exam.
TO PREPARE
- Your Instructor will assign you to a specific neurodevelopmental disorder from theDSM-5-TR.
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
- Develop an organizational scheme for the important information about the disorder.
THE ASSIGNMENT
Create a study guide for your assigned disorder. Your study guide should be in the form of an outline with references, and you should incorporate visual elements such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards. Be creative! It should not be in the format of an APA paper. Your guide should be informed by theDSM-5-TRbut also supported by at least three other scholarly resources.
Areas of importance you should address, but are not limited to, are:
- Signs and symptoms according to theDSM-5-TR
- Differential diagnoses
- Incidence
- Development and course
- Prognosis
- Considerations related to culture, gender, age
- Pharmacological treatments, including any side effects
- Nonpharmacological treatments
- Diagnostics and labs
- Comorbidities
- Legal and ethical considerations
- Pertinent patient education considerations
- LEARNING RESOURCES
- Hilt, R. J., & Nussbaum, A. M. (2016).DSM-5 pocket guide for child and adolescent mental healthLinks to an external site.. American Psychiatric Association Publishing.
- Chapter 12, “Developmental Milestones”Links to an external site.
- Thapar, A., Pine, D. S., Leckman, J. F., Scott, S., Snowling, M. J., & Taylor, E. A. (2015).Rutter’s child and adolescent psychiatry(6th ed.). Wiley Blackwell.
- Chapter 51, “Autism Spectrum Disorder”
- Chapter 55, “ADHD and Hyperkinetic Disorder”
- Utah State University. (n.d.).Creating study guidesLinks to an external site.. https://www.usu.edu/academic-support/test/creating_study_guidesLinks to an external site.
- Walden University. (2020).Success strategies: Self-paced interactive tutorials Links to an external site.. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills-center/skills/tutorials/success-strategiesLinks to an external site.
- Zakhari, R. (2020).The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner certification review manual. Springer.
- Chapter 13, “Child/Adolescent Neurodevelopmental Disorders”
