ADHD
True or False: Over time, all children and adults will grow out of their ADHD diagnosis.
FALSE.
True or False: Dyslexia is a visual impairment.
FALSE, Dyslexia is not a visual disability.
True or False: People diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome have control over their tics.
FALSE, People with Tourette's cannot stop their body from doing these tics.
True or False: Aside from being a neurological disorder, OCD can also be used as an adjective to describe an obsession with organization.
FALSE, OCD is a neurological disorder resulting in a wide range of thoughts and behaviors.
True or False: Autism is not a mental health disorder.
TRUE, Autism is a neurological and developmental disorder.
True or False: ADHD is most often diagnosed in children below the age of 10.
TRUE, 8 years old is the average age of diagnosis for children with mild ADHD, 7 for children with moderate ADHD, and 5 for children with severe ADHD.
Does dyslexia only affect reading and writing?
NO, Dyslexia can also affect memory, concentration, organization, communication, time management, and multitasking.
True or False: Tourette's Doesn’t Have a Cure.
TRUE, There is currently no cure for tourettes, but there are ways to subdue it.
True or False: More than 10% of the world is diagnosed with OCD.
FALSE, Only 2% of the population is diagnosed with OCD.
True or False: Boys and girls are diagnosed with autism at different rates.
TRUE, Boys are more likely to be diagnosed with autism, whereas girls are often under/misdiagnosed.
True or False: ADHD presents the same in male and female identifying people.
FALSE, Historically, ADHD has been more commonly diagnosed in males.
True or False: Dyscalculia is dyslexia for math.
FALSE, Although dyscalculia and dyslexia often overlap, they are both different. Dyslexia involves difficulty with reading, writing, and sometimes has a partial impact on math, whereas dyscalculia is primarily about difficulties comprehending numbers and making sense of math concepts.
True or False: Certain mental states exacerbate Tourette's Syndrome.
TRUE, Stress, excitement, frustration, etc.
True or False: OCD frequently coexists with other neurological disorders.
TRUE, OCD can also coexist and may even be part of a range of nervous system disorders, including Tourette's syndrome.
True or False: All people diagnosed with autism have a hyperfixation.
FALSE.
True or False: People diagnosed with ADHD are more likely to have other psychiatric disorders.
TRUE, Roughly 80% of those diagnosed with ADHD are also diagnosed with at least one other psychiatric disorder sometime during their life.
Can you get rid of dyslexia by treatment?
NO, The only treatment is through specialized schooling and tutors, but you cannot "get rid of" dyslexia.
True or False: Everyone experiencing tics has Tourette's.
FALSE, Just having a tic does not mean that you have Tourette's Syndrome.
What does "OCD" stand for?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
True or False: Individuals with autism break their bones and have seizures more often.
TRUE, Individuals with autism often have lower bone density than their peers which leads to more bone fractures. Additionally,