What term refers to individuals who have neurological differences that affect how they process information
and interact with their environment, including people with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other conditions?
Neurodivergent
What term refers to the ability to think about and reflect on one's own thinking processes and involves
awareness and control of one's cognitive processes, including planning, monitoring, and evaluating?
Metacognition
What term refers to the cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding and manipulating information
needed for complex cognitive tasks such as reasoning, comprehension, and learning?
Metacognition
What term refers to the ability to manage and control your feelings in a healthy way, meaning being able to
handle your emotions, like anger, sadness, or excitement, so they don't take over your actions or make things
harder for you. It involves understanding what you're feeling, why you're feeling that way, and finding ways to
deal with those feelings that help you stay calm and make good decisions?
Emotional regulation
,What term specifies higher-level cognitive processes that enable goal-directed behavior, including skills such
as planning, organizing, decision-making, and self-control?
Executive functions
Three characteristics of neurodiversity and neurodivergent individuals:
Natural variations in how people think/learn/process info; unique ways brains operate/learn; common
conditions include autism/ADHD/dyslexia
Four characteristics that describe an emotional or behavioral disorder:
Experiencing excessive fear/anxiety over personal/school matters, having difficulty with interpersonal
relationships, displaying inappropriate actions/behaviors in typical circumstances, showing learning difficulties
not caused by other factors
Common signs of behavioral disorders in children:
Persistent aggression/defiance towards authority figures, difficulties following rules/instructions in various
settings, frequent outbursts/tantrums that are disproportionate to the situation, consistent problems with
impulse control/decision-making
,Four signs of emotional disorders in children
Extreme/prolonged sadness that affects daily activities, significant changes in sleep patterns/appetite,
frequent/intense mood swings that disrupt daily living, withdrawal from friends/family/activities that were once
enjoyed
Behaviors that align with the ADHD "predominantly inattentive" type:
Frequently loses things like homework/keys/pencils, trouble following multi-step instructions/staying focused
on tasks, interrupts others during conversations/blurts out answers before questions are completed,
frequently forgets to complete assignments/needs reminders to start and finish tasks
Behaviors that align with the ADHD "predominantly hyperactive/impulsive" type:
Interrupts others during conversations/blurts out answers before questions are completed, constantly
fidgets/taps hands and feet/has difficulty staying seated, talks excessively and has difficulty waiting their turn
in group activities
Behaviors that align with the ADHD "combined presentation" type:
Shows both a lack of focus during quiet work and frequent physical activity when seated, struggles with both
focusing on tasks/controlling physical restlessness
, True or false: Persistent and excessive worry about everyday events, activities, or concerns can be a possible
sign of an anxiety disorder.
True
True or false: Intense fear or anxiety about specific objects or situations that may not pose real danger can be
a possible sign of an anxiety disorder.
True
True or false: Rapid heartbeat, sweating, trembling, or shortness of breath are not signs of a possible anxiety
disorder.
False
True or false: Avoidance of situations or places that trigger anxiety are not possible signs of an anxiety
disorder.
False
and interact with their environment, including people with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other conditions?
Neurodivergent
What term refers to the ability to think about and reflect on one's own thinking processes and involves
awareness and control of one's cognitive processes, including planning, monitoring, and evaluating?
Metacognition
What term refers to the cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding and manipulating information
needed for complex cognitive tasks such as reasoning, comprehension, and learning?
Metacognition
What term refers to the ability to manage and control your feelings in a healthy way, meaning being able to
handle your emotions, like anger, sadness, or excitement, so they don't take over your actions or make things
harder for you. It involves understanding what you're feeling, why you're feeling that way, and finding ways to
deal with those feelings that help you stay calm and make good decisions?
Emotional regulation
,What term specifies higher-level cognitive processes that enable goal-directed behavior, including skills such
as planning, organizing, decision-making, and self-control?
Executive functions
Three characteristics of neurodiversity and neurodivergent individuals:
Natural variations in how people think/learn/process info; unique ways brains operate/learn; common
conditions include autism/ADHD/dyslexia
Four characteristics that describe an emotional or behavioral disorder:
Experiencing excessive fear/anxiety over personal/school matters, having difficulty with interpersonal
relationships, displaying inappropriate actions/behaviors in typical circumstances, showing learning difficulties
not caused by other factors
Common signs of behavioral disorders in children:
Persistent aggression/defiance towards authority figures, difficulties following rules/instructions in various
settings, frequent outbursts/tantrums that are disproportionate to the situation, consistent problems with
impulse control/decision-making
,Four signs of emotional disorders in children
Extreme/prolonged sadness that affects daily activities, significant changes in sleep patterns/appetite,
frequent/intense mood swings that disrupt daily living, withdrawal from friends/family/activities that were once
enjoyed
Behaviors that align with the ADHD "predominantly inattentive" type:
Frequently loses things like homework/keys/pencils, trouble following multi-step instructions/staying focused
on tasks, interrupts others during conversations/blurts out answers before questions are completed,
frequently forgets to complete assignments/needs reminders to start and finish tasks
Behaviors that align with the ADHD "predominantly hyperactive/impulsive" type:
Interrupts others during conversations/blurts out answers before questions are completed, constantly
fidgets/taps hands and feet/has difficulty staying seated, talks excessively and has difficulty waiting their turn
in group activities
Behaviors that align with the ADHD "combined presentation" type:
Shows both a lack of focus during quiet work and frequent physical activity when seated, struggles with both
focusing on tasks/controlling physical restlessness
, True or false: Persistent and excessive worry about everyday events, activities, or concerns can be a possible
sign of an anxiety disorder.
True
True or false: Intense fear or anxiety about specific objects or situations that may not pose real danger can be
a possible sign of an anxiety disorder.
True
True or false: Rapid heartbeat, sweating, trembling, or shortness of breath are not signs of a possible anxiety
disorder.
False
True or false: Avoidance of situations or places that trigger anxiety are not possible signs of an anxiety
disorder.
False
