Sentences with word «neurotypical»

One night of poor sleep significantly decreases performance on intelligence tests in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and also in neurotypical children (without ASD).

Kids with ADHD struggle immensely in school, because it's structured for neurotypical brains.

For example, you can emphasize how you have a detailed child care plan, are on top of the children's medical and educational needs, are stable in your work life, and may be able to interact productively with any of the children who share your tendencies in a way that a more neurotypical person might not.

While I work with neurotypical children and adolescents, my expertise is working with individuals with Asperger's, High Functioning Autism.

Results showed that, as expected, the brain response to one's own name was much stronger than for other names in neurotypical adults.

New DeKalb Charter School Serves «Neuro - Typical» Students Along withStudents on the Autism Spectrum Tapestry Public Charter School, a new DeKalb County middle school at 4046 Chamblee Tucker Road, has a unique mission to offer an inclusive, individualized learning environment that is academically engaging, both for neurotypical students and those on the autism spectrum.

Their role within the teaching and learning was as such that they presented as neurotypical students.

As a therapist working with neurodiverse couples in which one is autistic and the other neurotypical, I often encounter pairings in which one partner believes the other might be on the autism spectrum — and that partner refuses to consider it.

Like many women with autism, Gravino often masked her social difficulties by adopting the mannerisms of neurotypical women.

Moms of children with ADHD, autism, or other neurodevelopmental or neurobehavioral disorders are under more stress than moms of neurotypical children.

In addition, parents of neurotypical twins are probably able to give each twin equal time.

In other provocative research, Jill James, director of the Autism Metabolic Genomics Laboratory at the Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute (and professor of pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) has found that many children with autism do not make as much of a compound called glutathione as neurotypical children do.

Women who have Aspergers look like neurotypical men.

Liz is an active member of her synagogue's Social Action Committee, and volunteers with Philly Friendship Circle, a group connecting children and young adults who have special needs with neurotypical teens and young adults through social activities and friendship.

It can be even harder when you're not neurotypical, when you seriously can't remember people's names from one playdate to the next.

Another obvious application is medical: comparing the differences in activity between neurotypical brains and those with conditions such as schizophrenia, clinical depression or autism.

The younger one is a more neurotypical auditory / sequential learner and after 3 days knows them cold.

They can be hard to deal with when they get frustrated / angry and aggressive, but even then I still prefer working with them to otherwise neurotypical teens and adults.

People with an ASD have different brain development and neurological structure than people not on the spectrum (who are called neurotypical).

These patterns also hold true for many neurotypical women, but women on the spectrum may be even less likely to stand up for themselves.

In 2013, his team tested memory, problem - solving, attention, processing speed and emotion processing — the same abilities cognitive enhancement therapy treats — in 43 people with autism, 47 with schizophrenia and 24 neurotypical volunteers.

After 18 intensive months of treatment that involved chelation — a treatment that draws heavy metals out of the body — and dietary changes, among other therapies, Josh appears neurotypical.

Since David is the main protagonist, if this were a film about neurotypical people, Sarah would very much exhibit all the signs of a Manic Pixie Dream Girl: the perfect, bubbly, completely supportive woman there to «fix» the guy's life.

First charter proposal combining neurotypical and autism spectrum students Members of Tapestry Charter School founding group presenttheir petition...

As a practicing artist with autism and a student of fine art, Schjelderup straddles two worlds and, through his work, presents a unique and unfiltered perspective on neurotypical norms.

Researchers are using VR as an empathy tool to help neurotypical teachers understand their students with autism.

The brain's ability to process information in a cognitively organized way, for example, is disrupted, and the filters that allow neurotypical people to screen out irrelevant stimuli are often absent.

It is important for non verbal autistics to show neurotypical people, in particular parents -LSB-...]

In this two - hour continuing education web conference, Sarah Swenson, LMHC will explore the ways in which these couples differ from neurotypical partnerships.

Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works — sharing her ability to «think in pictures,» which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss.

The study showed that the GI tract of children with autism has significant differences in mitochondrial function, compared to neurotypical children with similar GI issues.

Neurotypical twins usually go to the same school.

Teachers today have unprecedented tools at their fingertips to assist and encourage students who aren't neurotypical.

However, despite these similarities, the researchers noted that the relationship between these sleep waves and cognitive performance differs between neurotypical and autistic children, as different brain regions are involved for each group.

Neurotypical people, by contrast, generally learn about sex from friends, parents or teachers.

But the truth is that neurotypical men still look like social retards compared to neurotypical women.

Potty training a child with developmental disorders can present a vast array of challenges, many of which are not associated with teaching a neurotypical child how to use a potty.

Perhaps I parent my children with autism like my friends parented their neurotypical children because we practice attachment parenting principles.

I imagine that neurotypical twins — functioning at the same developmental level — interact with each other more, and enjoy entertaining one another.

Children with an ASD are foremost a child, a young person facing different challenges than a neurotypical kid.

It hit a nerve with me too when you mentioned about the elderly couple as it reminds me with a neurotypical child you just assume they will follow the norms but with disability you just don; t know if you are ever going to be that «free» elderly couple as such.

Relationships between a person with autism and a neurotypical person often falter over a specific problem: «able - ism,» an unconscious or overt bias toward people deemed socially or physically «able.»

It can be difficult for a neurotypical partner to «understand what it feels like to exist in the world as a person on the spectrum, and be respectful of that and see [their partner] as a whole person,» Barnett says.

Finch tries to overcome those tendencies — his self - involvement, obsessions, inflexibility and lack of empathy — by developing a guide to help him become if not «neurotypical,» at least easier to live with.

Despite this lack of social intelligence, Finch understands how funny his earnest attempts at empathy come off to neurotypicals.