Learning Disabilities

ADS stands for what?

• Autistic Spreading Disorder

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Autism Speaks Disorder

• Autistic Spectrum Disorder

What is ASD

• developmental disability that affects an individual's ability to communicate, the ability to use language to express one's needs, the ability to engage in social interaction, and the ability to engage in joint attention.

• Developmental disability of not being able to do anything

• Developmental disability of hearing loss

• Developmental disability of not being able to walk, run, play an instrument, eat, focus, swim, or ski.

Dyslexia affects what?

• Ability to play sports

• Eating

• Reading and learning

• Being able to speak

True or False, dyslexia is the most common learning ability

• True

• False

True or false 50% of people with dyslexia are left handed

• True

• False

True or false, 30-50% of students placed in Special Education are dyslexic.

• True

• False

Autism affects how many areas of the brain

• 5

• 4

• 8

• 2

Which areas are affected by autism?

• Cognitive

• Social

• Behavior

• Communication

• All of the above

True or false no two people with autism are alike

• True

• False

There is a cure for autism

• True

• False