Identify the neuro-developmental disorders: (A) Autism Spectrum Disor…

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (B) & (C) only

Neurodevelopmental disorders show themselves in the early stage of development, often before the child enters school or in the early years of schooling, as deficits or excesses in some behaviour or delays in age-appropriate behaviour.

(A) Autism Spectrum Disorder Correct. It is marked by widespread impairments in social interaction and communication, a restricted range of interests and a strong desire for routine. It is a neurodevelopmental disorder.

(B) Intellectual Disability Correct. It means below-average intellectual functioning (an IQ of about 70 or below) with deficits in adaptive behaviour, appearing before the age of 18. It is a neurodevelopmental disorder.

(C) Specific Learning Disorder Correct. The child has difficulty in perceiving or processing information and meets problems in reading, writing or mathematics during the early school years. It is a neurodevelopmental disorder.

(D) Hallucinations Incorrect. Hallucinations are perceptions that occur in the absence of external stimuli, such as hearing voices. They are a symptom, mainly of schizophrenia, not a disorder of development.

(E) Conduct disorder Incorrect. Conduct disorder, with its age-inappropriate actions that violate family expectations, social norms and the rights of others, belongs to the Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders.