Question

explain any obvious eliminations that could be made from within the neurodevelopmental spectrum

Answer 1

Disorders of Eating, Sleeping, and Elimination

Pica. The patient eats material that is not food

Rumination disorder. There are persistent regurgitation and chewing of food already eaten

Encopresis. At age 4 years or later, the patient repeatedly passes feces into clothing or onto the floor

Enuresis. At age 5 years or later, there is repeated voiding of urine (it can be voluntary or involuntary) into bedding or clothing

Non-rapid eye movement sleep arousal disorder, sleep terror type. During the first part of the night, these patients cry out in apparent fear. Often they don’t really wake up at all. This behavior is considered pathological only in adults, not children