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This condition can affect communication, social interaction, and sensory processing.
What is autism/autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Dyslexia is not caused by a lack of what?
What is intelligence
True or false: Every autistic person has the same traits and experiences.
What is false
What does ADHD stand for?
What is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
This condition is commonly associated with difficulties with attention and impulsivity.
What is ADHD
Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and Tourette syndrome are examples of what broad category?
What is a category of neurodevelopmental/neurological differences
This ADHD trait can cause someone to start a task but become distracted before finishing it.
What is distractibility
What is it called when you have a neurological and genetic disorder that causes sudden, involuntary, and repeated movements or sounds?
What is Tourettes Syndrome
A person who avoids eye contact is automatically autistic. True or false?
What is False
This learning difference primarily affects reading and language processing.
What is Dyslexia
This term describes the idea that brains can naturally work in different ways.
What is neurodiversity
Some autistic people may experience heightened sensitivity to sounds, lights, or textures. What is this called?
What is sensory sensitivity/sensory processing
People with ADHD may experience difficulty with this mental skill, which helps you organize and complete tasks.
What are executive functions
Some autistic people may use repetitive movements, such as hand-flapping, to help regulate emotions or sensory input. What is this behavior commonly called?
What is stimming/self-stimulatory behavior
Instead of viewing neurological differences only as disorders, the neurodiversity perspective also recognizes differences in abilities and what?
What are strengths?
The neurodiversity movement emphasizes that neurological differences are part of normal human what?
What is variation/diversity?
People with dyslexia can be strong in many areas, including this type of thinking involving pictures, patterns, and 3D objects.
What is visual-spatial thinking?
What year did Texas pass a law requiring schools to test for dyslexia and adjust
accordingly?
What is 1985
This type of memory temporarily holds information while you use it to complete a task.
What is working memory
What percent of the population has Dyslexia
What is 1 in 5 people or What is 15-20% of the population
The brain can change and develop throughout life. What is this ability called?
What is neuroplasticity
This chemical messenger is often associated with attention, motivation, and reward
What is dopamine
Name one of the three commonly recognized presentations of ADHD.
What are predominantly inattentive, predominantly hyperactive-impulsive, or combined presentation?
This process allows the brain to strengthen connections through practice and experience.
What is neuroplasticity?
This part of the brain is important for memory and learning.
What is the hippocampus?