ADHD & ASD & Dyslexia Research

Summary: Neurodivergent or neurotypical? Decoding. The right side can be more active than the left in a number of cases. Working on motivation can be critical, and not worrying about which neural pathways are in tune and which are not. What about the combo of neurodivergent and gifted? Is there a conflict or a need to understand all, not some, of the tools available?

Embrace the gifted, smart, intelligent, thoughtful, focused and distracted opinions. Can an obstacle or challenge create a pathway? Something opens up the human mind to want to achieve with further curiosity? Sometimes yes… sometimes no. Face the truth with empathy and consideration, there is no magic formula, only…

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One possible link is understanding ‘purpose’, which may create a need to challenge something… walk or run up something, discover something, and push curiosity into a higher level of activation… there are several key elements to consider. Time for research… on your own in your own time.

True or False: We have only been reading for 6000 years.

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ADHD - more than 10% of the population for males, less than 5% for females… although that data is changing due to women not being tested in the 80’s and 90’s due to being presented differently.

ASD - 1 in 68. Boys are x4 more likely to show signs than girls, although now that data is not accurate. Girls display different behaviour patterns.

Dyslexia - 10 to 20% of the population, depending on UK, Europe and US statistics.

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In general, women mask to hide ADHD and ASD as much as they can. Also, the female brain lights up differently than the male.

True or False: Intelligence has nothing to do with being neurotypical or neurodivergent.

The creative industries appear to have a cluster of Neurodivergent. A wider thinking net? A test may not be the best way to find the answer… Looking at the world instead… is a possible suggestion, as the world may have a neurotypical foundation to overcome. Find out what types of thinking have been assessed and labelled.

A little bit of thinking about thinking…

Abstract

Analytical

Creative

Concrete thinking

Critical thinking

Convergent thinking

Divergent thinking

Reflective thinking

Deductive thinking

Inductive reasoning

Logical thinking

Creative thinking

Systematic reasoning

Deliberative thinking

Magical thinking (Adults should try to avoid going extreme with a cognitive distortion. Children start off with this thinking pattern.)

Analog thinking

Soft thinking

Hard thinking

Synvergent thinking

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Common Characteristics of Gifted Children:

• Ability to comprehend material several grade levels above their age peers 

• Surprising emotional depth and sensitivity at a young age 

• Strong sense of curiosity 

• Enthusiastic about unique interests and topics  

• Quirky or mature sense of humour 

• Creative problem-solving and imaginative expression 

• Absorbs information quickly with few repetitions needed 

• Self-aware, socially aware, and aware of global issues 

Characteristics of profoundly gifted individuals may include:

• Rapid Comprehension

• Intuitive Understanding of the Basics

• Tendency toward Complexity

• Need for Precision

• High Expectations

• Divergent Interests

Your child might also learn differently from other children. For example, they might:

• be able to concentrate and focus well on tasks, especially tasks they’re interested in

• be intensely curious and ask challenging questions

• learn very quickly

• have an extremely good memory

• be very imaginative and creative

• have advanced speech.

Children with ADHD also have many strengths. They can:

be highly creative and think about things in unique ways

focus on and spend a lot of time learning about and enjoying things they love

be adventurous and open to trying new things

channel their energy into physical activity and be very successful.

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