Ideas Behind the Movement
Name two neurodiverse conditions.
What is: ASC, dyslexia, ADHD, dyspraxia, dycalculia, or Tourette's syndrome?
A former U.S. president with emotional and behavioral disorders
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
IEP stands for _____.
What is "Individualized Education Program"?
Type of psychology used in the strength-based model
What is positive psychology?
What percentage of adults with dyslexia have experienced symptoms of PTSD from school-related trauma?
What is 65%
Acknowledge challenges instead of _______
What is "challenges instead of deficits"?
A famous director diagnosed with dyslexia
Who is Steven Spielberg?
The prevalence of dyslexia (percentage).
What is 13-14%?
A Strength based model involves focusing on what a person ___ ____ not what they ______ ___.
What percentage of general educators feel strongly that they can successfully teach kids with learning disabilities?
What is 30%?
Neurodiverse _______ instead of disorder
What is "condition instead of disorder"?
Founder of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Who is Howard Gardner?
The prevalence of Autism Spectrum Condition in 2019 in Canada is 1 in _____.
What is 1 in 50?
Name one strategy neurodiverse students can employ when moving through autonomy toward interdependence.
What is:
(1) Develop interpersonal competence (e.g., active listening, collaborating)
(2) Begin separation from parents on emotional needs
(3) Start relying on peers and other adults in school
(4) Participate in social activities
What proportion or percentage of Autistic students move on to employment in the two years after completing high school?
What is 1/3 or 33%
Which of the following is a characteristic of most individuals with dyslexia?
(a) They are bottom up thinkers
(b) Make connections among seemingly disparate ideas and concepts
(c) Good analyzers
(d) Extraordinarily detail oriented
What is (B) Make connections among seemingly disparate ideas and concepts?
Author of "NeuroDiversity: The Birth of an Idea"
(hint: first person to use the term "neurodiversity")
Who is Judy Singer?
Another name for Down syndrome (explain why people consider this other name is fitting for bonus 100 points; explain why many Down syndrome self advocates reject it and the idea behind it)
What is "Prince Charming Syndrome"?
Reason: The friendly attitude and disarming smiles of many people with the genetic difference (Dykens, 2006). Reason: the prevalent stereotype of the always happy, always friendly is widely criticized by the Down Syndrome community because they experience the same range of emotions as others.
Name two of the key principles in a strengths based approach
What are:
Who benefits from disability inclusive practices in the community, education, business and development sectors?
who is everyone
Neurodiversity is a concept that regards individuals with differences in _________ as part of normal variation in the human population.
What is "brain function and behavioral traits"?
Initiator of the Autism Rights Movement (ARM)
Who is Jim Sinclair?
Fraction of entrepreneurs who reported having dyslexia (Must also answer: Percentage of middle managers in large corporations who reported having dyslexia)
1/3 of entrepreneurs reported having dyslexia. Only 1% of middle managers in large corporations reported having dyslexia.
The social model of disability says that disability is caused by ________________
Bonus 100 points: The medical model view disability as a problem of
What is the way society is organized -emphasis on providing collective support to assist people in being able to overcome some aspects of their disabilities
Bonus: the person- directly caused by disorder, disease, trauma or other health condition.
When should you involve organizations of people with disabilities (OPDs) in your programs?
(An OPD is a representative organization or group of people with disabilities.)