1. COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT OF
CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS

2. EXCEPTIONAL DEVELOPMENT;
GIFTEDNESS, MENTAL
RETARDATION, DEVELOPMENT
PERVASIVE DISORDERS,
AUTISM; ASPERGER’S
SYNDROME, DOWN
SYNDROME.

3. • Exceptional development in children
can be seen in both the intellectually
gifted and those with intellectual
deficits. Classified as intellectual
deficits are the following: Turner
syndrome, Klinefelter’s syndrome,
Pervasive Developmental disorders,
Autistic disorder, and Asperger’s
Syndrome.

4. A. INTELLECTUAL GIFTED
One who has exceptional intellectual
capabilities have cropped up among almost
everyone in particular those involved in
developmental studies.

5. Terman (1954 as cited by Hetherington
2006)
-one of the earliest leaders in the study of
the gifted child, bright children are
usually far ahead of their age-mates, not
just intellectually, but socially and
physically as well.

6. B. CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL
DEFICTS
1. TURNER SYNDROME
a chromosome abnormality found in
females in which secondary sex characteristics
are developed only with the administration of
female hormones. Any abnormality in the
internal reproductive organs cause permanent
sterility.

7. 2. KLINEFELTER’S SYNDROME
a form of chromosome abnormality
characterized like breast development and
rounded broad, hipped figure.

8. 3. PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL
DISORDERS
a collection of disorders characterized
by gross deficits in many areas of
cognitive, emotional, and social
development.
SCHIZOPHRENIA
a serious disorder characterized by
hallucinations, delusions, and other
kinds of thought disorders.

9. 4. AUTISTIC DISODER
is characterized by the inability of the
children to communicate and interact
socially.
These features include:
a. Extreme autistic aloneness. an autistic
is a loner. He expresses lack of interest in
other people.

10. b. Language abnormalities. Rather than
engage in conversation, the autistic tends
to repeat the words rather than reply,
answer or engage in conversation.
c. Repetitive behaviors. An autistic
extends concentration on something and
preserves the sameness of the
environment.

11. 5. ASPERGER’S SYNDROME
a mild form of autism since people
with this syndrome manifest a higher
mental functinong.
ECHOLIA
a form of autism where the autistic
repeats what is said by another rather
than respond to a question. It is usually a
word for word repetition.

12. DOWN SYNDROME
-characterized by a distinct physical
appearance, and physical and mental
retardation.
-mental retardation can be moderate to
severe.

13. Thank you 