Communication
Sensory System
Famous People with Autism
Facts and Figures
What is Autism?
100

Some people with Autism are non-

verbal
100

Our sensory system sends information to what part of our body?

The brain 

100

Name an artist that had Autism

Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Andy Warhol

100
What gender is Autism more common?

Boys

100

T/F. Autism is diagnosed at birth

False

200

Communication includes reading, writing, understanding, and...

Talking

200

Name the 5 sensory systems

olfactory (smell), auditory (hearing), tactile (touch), gustatory (taste), visual (sight)

200

Name an inventory who had Autism

Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Temple Grandin, Bill Gates, Benjamin Franklin, etc

200

What percent of people with Autism are nonverbal?

40%

200

What does ASD stand for?

Autism Spectrum Disorder

300

People with Autism may have difficulty asking for....

Help

300

What is an example of a calming tool to use when sensory system is overwhelmed

fidgets, deep breathing, movement break, headphones, dim lighting, breaks

300

Name a director who had Autism

Steven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, Woody Allen, Tim Burton

300

T/F. It is common for some people with Autism to also have ADHD.

True. Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects an estimated 30 to 61 percent of children with autism

300

T/F. Everyone with Autism is the same and has the same challenges.

False

400

People with Autism may have difficulty making and keeping....

Friends

400
In this sensory system, our eyes send our brain information
Visual
400

Name an athlete that had Autism

Lionel Messi, Clay Marzo

400

T/F. Autism can effect all ethnic groups and socioeconomic status

True.

400
T/F Autism affects the whole body.

True

500

People with Autism may have difficulty staying on...

Topic

500

This sensory system might be affected if a person is a picky eater

Taste

500

Name a scientist who had Autism

Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton , Charles Darwin, 

500

Name another disorder that may also affect an individual with Autism

Depression, anxiety, ADHD, chronic sleep problems, gastrointestinal problems, epilepsy (seizures)

500

Name three things that someone with Autism may have difficulty with.

social interaction, speech and nonverbal communication, and restricted/repetitive behaviors