Deck 24: Children With Special Needs

Question 1

Children with Special Needs is an umbrella term for which of the following disorders?

A) Intellectual and Developmental Disability
B) Inherited Disorders of Metabolism
C) Children with Seizures
D) All of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Nutrition Assessment of CSH should include which of the following?

A) Growth velocity
B) Laboratory results
C) BMI
D) Triceps skinfolds
E) All of these

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Children with Special Needs may require special tests. Which of the following is important for Down Syndrome?

A) Hemoglobin and hematocrit
B) Thyroid level
C) Glucose tolerance
D) Carnitine levels

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Feeding problems are often found in the nutrition assessment. Which of the following may be found?

A) Hyperactive gag reflex
B) Adequate lip closure
C) Poor tongue laterality
D) All of these

Question 5

Select growth curves most appropriate to use with Children with Special Needs are:

A) Down Syndrome curves
B) WHO growth curves
C) CDC growth curves
D) WHO growth curves and CDC growth curves
E) Down Syndrome curves and CDC growth curves

Question 6

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a complex developmental and neurological condition affecting 1 in 68 children. What are the most important nutrition concerns?

A) Limited food selection, Poor growth and Constipation
B) Gluten intolerance, Food texture sensitivity and Poor Growth
C) Poor Growth, Gluten Intolerance, and Constipation
D) Constipation, Gluten intolerance and Food texture sensitivity

Question 7

Which of the following federal programs provide nutrition support for Children with Special Needs?

A) SNAP
B) WIC
C) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
D) All of these

Question 8

Energy needs may be lower for Children with Special Needs especially those with chromosomal aberrations. Select the reasons:

A) Lower basal metabolic rate
B) Low muscle tone
C) Medications
D) Hyperactivity
E) Lower basal metabolic rate and Low muscle tone
F) Low muscle tone and Medications

Question 9

The nutritional needs of children with special needs vary and primarily involve:

A) Energy
B) Growth
C) Medications
D) Regulation of biochemical processes
E) Repair of cells and body tissue

Question 10

An additional concern for nutrition clinicians involves food or nutrition misinformation the parent has received related to hyperactivity, attention deficit disorders, and treatment of disorders such as Down syndrome and autism with alternative or complementary medicine.

Question 11

Constipation often afflicts children with developmental disabilities due to lack of activity, generalized hypotonia, or limited bowel muscle function. Management, including nutrition, ideally should include which of the following?

A) Maintain adequate fluid intake, exceeding the daily requirement for age
B) Increase fiber content of the diet
C) Where possible, include yogurt manufactured with pre- and probiotics
D) Increase daily exercise
E) All of these