The Brain
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A COGNITIVE DISABILITY?
a temporary or permanent condition that limits a major life activity cognitively.
What are the most used dating apps?
Tinder, Hinge,Bumble, Eharmony
Some people with cognitive dysfunction may experience heightened or reduced sensitivity to touch, impacting their comfort with physical intimacy. This is often linked to difficulties in this sensory system
What is the nervous system?
This term describes a life-long condition that affects one or more of the ways that a person takes in, stores, or uses information
What is Learning Disabilities
This type of communication refers to when someone uses gestures, facial expressions, body language, and even writing to convey thoughts instead of speech.
What is nonverbal communication?
Some individuals with cognitive impairments may be placed under this legal arrangement, where a guardian is appointed to make decisions for them, including those related to relationships and intimacy.
What is legal guardianship?
Name one cognitive disability
aphasia, autism, attention deficit, dyslexia, dyscalculia, OCD, memory loss
This phrase refers to someone suddenly cutting off all communication without explanation?
What is ghosting?
Individuals with this condition may experience compulsive sexual behaviors, characterized by persistent and intrusive sexual thoughts leading to repetitive actions.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
This facility provides shelter and assistance with personal care tasks for many individuals who need help with daily living but don’t really require medical care?
What is a Care Home
This device is a tool to help children and adults with disorders impacting communication or speech interact with others.
What is a communicator/What is an AAC device?
This legal standard determines whether an individual has the ability to make informed decisions about sexual activity, including understanding the nature of the act and the ability to give or withhold consent.
What is capacity to consent?
What is cognitive disability characterized by involuntary (or semi-voluntary) movements or sounds?
Tourettes syndrome
Sometimes, someone with cognitive disabilities might have difficulty expressing their limit?
What are boundaries?
This term describes an excessive preoccupation with sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors, which can be prevalent in some individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
What is hypersexuality?
These are pictures, symbols or objects that can help individuals expressing their needs if verbal communication is hard.
What are Visual Aids
These areas of the brain control speech and language comprehension, and damage to it can result in an acquired communication disorder.
What is Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area?
Under U.S. law, individuals with intellectual disabilities are protected from sexual exploitation under this federal act, which ensures their rights and dignity in personal relationships
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
At what age can this cognitive disability (Autism) be diagnosed?:
18- 24 months, the youngest
Someone with cognitive dysfunction might struggle with this common part of early dating, where partners subtly hint at attraction or interest without directly saying it.
What is reading social cues?
Cognitive dysfunction can lead to decreased interest or ability in physical intimacy due to changes in brain function, fatigue, or medication side effects. This term describes a lowered desire for sexual activity.
What is low libido?
This is essential for any relationship to help understand and share feelings of another person?
What is Empathy and Kindness
This common symptom in neurodivergent people is a sensitivity to light, sound, touch, smell, taste, and sense that can impact daily functioning, learning, and social interactions.
What is sensory issues?
1. This ethical principle in healthcare requires professionals to respect an individual’s autonomy, even when cognitive impairments impact decision-making around intimacy and relationships.
What is informed consent?
What is the difference between clinical and functional cognitive disabilities?
Clinical disabilities stem from identifiable brain damage or disease, while functional disabilities arise from functional alterations rather than structural brain damage
While on a date one might feel the need to share their secrets?
what is oversharing?
Partners of individuals with cognitive dysfunction may experience stress and exhaustion, leading to a lack of sexual desire. This term describes the emotional and physical exhaustion that can impact intimate relationships
What is caregiver burnout?
This is vital for any accommodation and is an agreement or permission for something to happen and it is important for sexual activity and daily human living.
What is CONSENT
The opposite of expressive language, the ability to understand and comprehend spoken language that you hear or read.
What is receptive language?
In some cases, laws restricting sexual activity between individuals with cognitive impairments can conflict with this fundamental human right, which protects personal freedom and autonomy in intimate relationships
What is the right to privacy?