Reference no: EM133274208
1. According to the World Health Organization/ UNICEF 2012 discussion paper (Week 7 reading), which of the following are recommended to support the development of children with disabilities?
a. Early identification of disabilities or developmental delays followed by intensive speech, occupational and physical therapies
b. Early identification of disabilities or developmental delays, access to inclusive early childhood education and to early interventions provided by multidisciplinary teams of allied health and education professionals, and support to families.
c. Early identification of disabilities or developmental delays, access to specialized early intervention services involving multiple allied health and education professionals, followed by enrolment in special schools.
d. Early identification of disabilities or developmental delays followed by medical treatments to reduce their impact on the child's ongoing development.
2. Which of the following is considered an informal means of communication?
a. Idiosyncratic gestures
b. Picture systems
c. Key Word Signs
d. Speech
e. None of the above, they are all formal means of communication.
3. Which of the following are two contributors to health inequalities experienced by people with developmental disabilities?
a. Limited social networks and high rates of particular health conditions.
b. High crime rates and difficulties accessing health care.
c. Reliance on the NDIS and not being able to work.
d. All of the above.
4. Which of the following statements is true?
a. People with severe intellectual disability and complex communication needs can participate in making decisions, such as what they might want to wear or who they want to live with.
b. People with severe intellectual disability and complex communication needs rely on their parents or a guardian to make decisions about who they live with and where they live, but they can decide what they would wear each day or what they eat.
c. People with severe intellectual disability who have complex communication needs must have a guardian who will make decisions about who they live with and where they live, while people who take care of them make decisions about daily things, like what they wear or eat.
d. b and c are true.
5. Which of the following would never be covered under an NDIS package for an 50 year old individual who has been approved as a participant?
a. The services of a Support Coordinator.
b. Wheelchair
c. Bus fares to work
d. The services of a social worker
e. None of the above - they would all be covered within an NDIS package.
6. Which of the following can occur if people don't notice or respond to unconventional communication behaviours used by people with complex communication needs.
a. Weight loss
b. Challenging behaviours, such as hitting themselves of others
c. They become non-responsive because of learned helplessness
d. Options b and c
e. all of the above.