Autism Acceptance Month
The color that we should be using to spread autism awareness
What is Red
True or False it's good to use functional labels when referring to someone's autism.
(Example: They have high functioning autism)
What is False! Functioning labels can change threw out the day.
What is Autism?
According to the CDC "What is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain"
The late son of this "Grease" star was autistic.
Who is John Travolta?
These two condition are characterized as being hypermobile in some joints.
What is Hypermobile Elhers Danlos Syndrome & Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders.
The symbol that autistic people want people to use for autism.
What is the infinity symbol
True or False The puzzle piece is the symbol of autism and autism awareness that autistic people want people to use.
What is False!
How many levels of Autism are there? (Levels only really matter in the medical and educational fields.)
There are three levels (level 1, level 2, level 3).
This person started Apple.
What is Steve Jobs.
This is a a disorder of the autonomic nervous system. (Hint: Doctors often blow it off as Anxiety.)
What is POTS
Why is it better to say Autism Acceptance Month instead of Autism Awareness Month?
What is because acceptance of autism as a natural condition in the human experience is necessary because there will always be autistic people.
True or False boys are four times more likely to have autism.
What is True!
What condition did they think Autism was a form of back in the day?
What is a form of Childhood Schizophrenia
This person was a Mathematician, Astronomer, & Physicist
What is Sir Isaac Newton
This condition causes persistent worrying or anxiety about a number of areas that are out of proportion to the impact of the events
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Why shouldn't you support autism speaks?
What is because they are trying to cure autism, doesn't help autistic people, no one on their board has autism, they use bad marketing techniques.
True or False: Childhood vaccines can cause Autism Spectrum Disorders.
What is FALSE!!! Vaccines don't cause Autism!
What is an “allistic"?
A person is not on the Autism spectrum
This person was a famous rapper. (Hint his name was similar to a candy brand)
What is Eminem
This is a persistent sadness and a lack of interest or pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities.
What is Depression
What is the organization that has pushed for it to be Autism Acceptance Month?
What is The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN)?
True or False: All people with autism can’t stand to be touched.
What is False!!: This can be true for some people who have high sensory sensitivities but many individuals with autism enjoy hugs, light massage, and other forms of touch.
The public schools' responsibility for providing services ends when the person with autism reaches the age of __.
What is 22.
This extremely famous German physicist has been profiled as exhibiting behavior and habits typical of autism.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal
What is Epilepsy