A.D.H.D.
What does A.D.H.D stand for?
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder
What does A.S.D. stand for?
Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Name 2 symptoms were A.D.H.D. and A.S.D over lap
Hyperactivity
Impuslivity
short attention span
name 1 symptom of A.D.H.D. that you didn't previously know
Oh there are ALOT
Name 1 new symptom of A.S.D you didn't previously know
lets look
What is 2 main diffrences between A.D.H.D. and A.S.D.
A.D.H.D. is not a spectrum disorder. A.S.D. is.
A.D.H.D. and A.S.D. can be confused at the begining but over time, it becomes much clearer. Sort of like a tree.
name the 3 diffrent types of A.D.H.D.
Innatentive
Hyperactive
Combined
name why the autism awarness is a puzzle piece(s)
Because it represents the diversity that autism is.
Autism is a spectrum disorder, and no two people with autism have the exact same condition, like puzzle peices
Name 2 professionals that people with A.D.H.D. and A.S.D. can both see
Neurologist
Pediatricians
Name 1 of the 4 diffrent parts of the brain affected by A.D.H.D.
Prefrontal cortex
Basal Ganglia
Limbic system
Reticular system
What are the 3 main ways to stim
Mouth (chewing)
Touch (feeiling)
sight (looking)
True or false: With Hyperfocus, you can choose what you focas on
False!
Hyperfocus is Random. It does not let you make a concious drive for focusing.
EX: you have to prepare for a meeting, However, your brain tells you to hyperfocus on Cleaning your area. For hours at a time. And you cannot stop.
Name 2 of the 3 disorders in the autism spectrum that were previously separate diagnoses.
abbreviations are allowed
autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and asperger's syndrome.