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Two key exercise considerations for clients with cognitive disorders |
Consider the cognitive abilities of the client and any anatomic limitations. Use weight machines as a starting point. |
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Program design for cognitive disorders |
Resistance 1-2 sessions, start light weight, 1set progressing to 2-4. Aerobic start 1 session progress 3-5, 30-60min. |
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Define autism spectrum disorder |
Group of conditions that are behaviorally to find and have multiple etiologies of varying levels of severity. Deficits in communication, repetitive behaviors, and activities. Sensitivity to sensory stimuli of all kinds. |
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Define Asperger's syndrome |
Detriments of social interaction but have normal to above-average cognitive function |
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Childhood disintegrative disorder |
Characterized by loss of previously acquired language, social skills, and various motor skills |
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Pervasive developmental disorder |
Most difficult form of autism spectrum disorder to diagnose |
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Common medications for autism |
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors and antipsychotic agents. Side effects can include insomnia, agitation, weight gain, sleeplessness. |
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Exercise considerations for clients with autism |
the environment and verbal exchanges are kept as neutral as possible. This will help the individual pay attention and vary workouts to make it more enjoyable. |
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Define down syndrome |
Genetic disorder that results in three copies of the 21st human chromosome. Individuals with down syndrome have 47 chromosomes instead of the usual 46. Distinctive facial look such as flat face and slanting eyes and delay in growth |
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Special considerations for clients with down syndrome |
They have the inability to perform exercise for prolonged periods of time. Maintain hydration due to limitations with sweat glands. Focus on increasing cardiovascular fitness anaerobic endurance along with increases in strength. Resistance training 45min in duration. |
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Define intellectual disability |
Delay in cognitive maturation resulting in significantly below average scores on tests of mental ability. |
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Define dementia |
Umbrella term for collection of symptoms related to loss of memory and brain function that interferes with daily living |
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Define Alzheimer's disease |
irreversible progressive brain disease that slowly and progressively destroys memory and thinking skills, eventually including the ability to carry out the simplest tasks |
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Special considerations for clients with dementia and Alzheimer's |
Early phases of the diseases more conventional exercise may be realistic but as the conditions progress be aware of modifications as necessary |
