Neurodiversity for ASD and ADHD

Question 1

What personality traits exist along a spectrum?

Answer 1

Impulsivity, mood, gender identity, risk-taking behaviour, intra/extra-
version, openness, (anti) social behavior, stress-sensitivity, resilience
and vulnerability

Question 2

what does DSM stand for?

Answer 2

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Question 3

what is the difference between neurodivergent vs. neurotypical

Answer 3

Neurodivergent refers the an individual who has a less typical cognitive variation such as Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia etc.

Neurotypical refers to individuals of typical development, and intellectual/cognitive functioning

Question 4

what are positive aspects of ADHD

Answer 4

spontaneous, creative, divergent mind, vital, high-energy, fast-thinking

Question 5

What are positive aspects of ASD (level 1)

Answer 5

strong persistent interests, attention to detail, unusual
memory, fascination with systems and patterns, and ability to concentrate
for long periods

Question 6

how do high-functioning ASD patients differ in visual intelligence

Answer 6

• spotting a pattern in a distracting environment
• auditory tasks (such as discriminating sound pitches)
• detecting visual structures and mentally manipulating complex
  three-dimensional shapes
• Raven’s Matrices (a classic intelligence test in which subjects
  use analytical skills to complete an ongoing visual pattern)
• simultaneously process large pieces of perceptual information,
  such as large data sets

Question 7

Niche construction ADHD

Answer 7

being out in nature, traveling or
moving around frequently, working with one’s
hands, handling emergencies, being physically
engaged, doing many different things in short
period of time

Question 8

Niche construction ASD

Answer 8

solitary work, science or IT, working with large data sets, jobs high concentration

Use (cognitive) behavioural therapy to learn and understand social relationships

Question 9

what is the pitfall of neurodiversity

Answer 9

Romanticising psychological/psychiatric conditions

Almost NO advantages for individual in case severe depression and
schizophrenia: severe brain disorders with negative consequences for
individual and surroundings