neurodivergence

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Today:

• learn about different types of neurodivergence
• make a poster

goal: at the end of the lesson you've made a poster about neurodivergence

I am not a person with adhd

I am myself and I have adhd

People are all people

Having a neurodivergent disorder doesn't define you

What different types of neurodivergence do you know?

Difference between neurodivergence and mental health disorders?

Today we'll talk about

- ASD

- ADHD

- ADD

- ODD

- dyslexia

- discalculia

ASD (autism spectrum disorder)

What can we learn about people with ASD from this 'poem'

Three times three, that equals nine

Here I will sing my own song

I will sing right through it all

Don’t see it might be wrong

ASD (autism spectrum disorder)

Common symptoms

- emotions are difficult

- likes order and logic

- oversensitivity 

- blunt and direct

- hyperfixations

The positives

Good with maths/numbers -

knowledgable about a certain-  subject   

honest - 

 good at focussing - 

observant - 

ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)

What can we learn about people with ADHD from this 'poem'

THREE TIMES THREE THAT EQUALS NIIIIIIINE

EVERYONE WILL SCREAM THEIR OWN SONG

I’LL SING IT A HUNDRED TIMES

BECAUSE I CAN NOT STOP

ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)

Common symptoms

- easily distracted

- difficult to stay still

- difficulty in waiting

- impulsive

- intense emotions

The positives

creative -

spontanious -

think outside the box -

lots of energy -

good at problem solving -

empathic - 

ADD (attention deficit disorder

What can we learn about people with ADD from this 'poem'

Three times three that …. Oh a bird!

Singing? Oh yes, three times three that equals

Look at the lovely weather!

Singing, right, everyone sings their own song.

Three times … what was I doing again?

ADD (attention deficit disorder

essentially the same thing as adhd, so pretty much same symptoms and positives apply

to those who still use it: 

ADD is ADHD without the hyperactivity. It's more internal, so still easily distracted but not as much 'bouncing around'

ODD (oppositional defiant disorder)

What can we learn about people with ODD from this 'poem'

Three times three that equals seven

I think this song is stupid

And if you want me to sing along

I will not do it

ODD (oppositional defiant disorder)

Common symptoms

- often or easily loses temper

- dislike to authority

- easily annoyed by others

- spiteful behaviour

- deliberately annoy or upset

   others

The positives

self-assured - 

independent - 

know what they want - 

high self-esteem - 

good leadership skills - 

 

Dyslexia 

What can we learn about people with dyslexia from this 'poem'

Tree tims hrtee tat ekwals nain

Eveeryon signs theer onw sogn

Tree times trhee tat ekwals nain

Ai don't undrstend tis zong

Dyslexia

Common symptoms

- difficulty reading

- mistakes in spelling

- mispronouncing words

- difficulty summarizing a story

- 

The positives

good with visual things/art - 

thinking outside the box - 

good at seeing connections - 

big picture thinking -

hands on and practical work - 

 

 

 

Dyscalculia

What can we learn about people with dyscalculia from this 'poem'

Three times three that equals …6? 8? 12?

Everyone sings their own song

And if I can’t count this thing

I will not sing along

Dyscalculia

The dyslexia version of maths. Struggle with numbers, memorising simple calculations and doing longer math equations. 

often same positives as dyslexia, but added that people who have dyscalculia usually love books and writing. 

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