Neurodiversity

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Across
  1. 1. A feeling of unease, worry or fear, that can be mild or severe, symptoms might include trouble concentrating, sleeping or making decisions, irritability; experiencing nausea or abdominal distress, heart palpitations, sweating, trembling or shaking, having a sense of impending danger, panic or doom (7)
  2. 4. A common but serious mood disorder with symptoms of a constant feeling of sadness and loss of interest, which stops a person from doing your normal activities. (10)
  3. 7. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a condition that affects people's behaviour., also known as? (4)
  4. 9. An autistic trait may be a highly fixated, rigid, inflexibility of --------- (9)
  5. 11. Characterized by severe mood swings, impulsive behaviour, and difficulty forming stable personal relationships. (21)
  6. 12. Hyper- -----ing on one task or struggling to ----- at all (5)
  7. 17. A condition in baby with extra chromosome number 21. delays in the child's mental and physical development (12)
  8. 19. A challenge for a neurodiverse person maybe repetitive movements, like rocking or -------- (8)
  9. 21. It used to be known as manic depression and is a mental health condition that affects your moods, which can swing from one extreme to another (6)
  10. 22. Affects your ability to do Maths (11)
  11. 23. A common condition that affects the brain and causes frequent seizures (8)
  12. 24. Another challenge for a neurodiverse person is they speak with an abnormal tone or rhythm or could be --------- (9)
  13. 26. Have difficulty in learning settings, such as ------ or trainings (7)
  14. 28. A disorder that affects reading (8)
Down
  1. 2. The ability to work effectively in --------- is considered a strength a person with autism might have (9)
  2. 3. Some people with autism have the abilities to solve advanced -------- (8)
  3. 5. Neurodivergence is a -------- with mild signs that are barely noticeable to severe symptoms that significantly impact a person’s career, studies, relationships, and social life (8)
  4. 6. This is a strategy used by some autistic people, consciously or unconsciously, to appear non-autistic in order to blend in and be more accepted in society. (7)
  5. 8. A strength of a person with autism maybe being ------ and straightforward (6)
  6. 10. This is a symptom for people with Tourettes Syndrome, which causes them to have sudden twitches, movements, or sounds they do do repeatedly (4)
  7. 13. Another word for Ingenuity (10)
  8. 14. A long-term mental health condition that causes a range of different psychological symptoms including disorganised thinking, hallucinations and delusions (13)
  9. 15. A neurodiverse person may not express emotions, feelings, or ------- (7)
  10. 16. Second high sensitivity to (6)
  11. 18. A disorder that affects writing (10)
  12. 20. Being neurodivergent means having a ----- that works differently from the average, neurotypical person (5)
  13. 25. A mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours. What is the acronym for this disorder? (3)
  14. 27. A popular term that's used to describe differences in the way people's brains work (14)
  15. 29. One of two possible high sensitivity to external stimuli (6)