Mixed Bag

CHILD PSYCHIATRY
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1). Jose, a high school student has poor vocabulary.

In preschool and kindergarten, he had trouble learning

nursery rhymes, or recognising letters in his name.

Later, problems included pronouncing multisyllabic words (e.g.,

he said “aminals” for “animals” and “sblanation” for
“explanation”); got the first part of word correct, then guessed
wildly (e.g., read “close” as “clock”).
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• What is the most likely diagnosis?
• What is the most common comorbidity with
this condition?
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2). Name one Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum
Disorder other than ocd