Almost 1 in 4 of us has a disability, but how much do you know about disability? Try the quiz below and learn more. To read more about neurodiversity visit: Neurodiversity | Health For Teens
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You can tell if someone has a disability.
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It's actually false. Invisible disabilities, also known as hidden disabilities or non-visible disabilities (NVDs), are disabilities that are not immediately obvious. They are typically chronic illnesses and conditions that significantly affect normal activities of daily living.
Correct. Invisible disabilities, also known as hidden disabilities or non-visible disabilities (NVDs), are disabilities that are not immediately obvious. They are typically chronic illnesses and conditions that significantly affect normal activities of daily living.
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People with neurodiversity may think about and experience the world differently.
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True, the word 'neurodiversity' describes the difference in how brains work and behavioural traits that occur naturally in the population. Neurodiversity is about how people think and experience things differently in various ways. Neurodiversity challenges the idea that there is one ‘normal’ way of being and thinking.
It's true - the word 'neurodiversity' describes the difference in how brains work and behavioural traits that occur naturally in the population. Neurodiversity is about how people think and experience things differently in various ways. Neurodiversity challenges the idea that there is one ‘normal’ way of being and thinking.
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People from all nationalities, cultural, social and racial backgrounds can be affected by disabilities.
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People with disabilities have the same human rights as everyone else in society.
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True. Under the Human Rights Act 1998 people with disabilities are subject to the same human rights to be treated and live life with the same rights, choices, and opportunities as anyone. Under the Equality Act 2010, disabled people should be treated equally, and protected from discrimination. This applies in school, at college or university, and in employment.
It's true. Under the Human Rights Act 1998 people with disabilities are subject to the same human rights to be treated and live life with the same rights, choices, and opportunities as anyone. Under the Equality Act 2010, disabled people should be treated equally, and protected from discrimination. This applies in school, at college or university, and in employment.
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1 in 20 people have a neurodifference in the UK
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False. It's actually 1 in 7.
It is false. It's actually 1 in 7.
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Einstein was autistic and had dyslexic.
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Correct. Einstein was a physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity and won a Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. Einstein is generally considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century.
It's true. Einstein was a physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity and won a Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. Einstein is generally considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century.
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Justin Bieber, Channing Tatum and Ryan Gosling have ADHD.
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True. Justin Bieber has shared he thinks ''being unique, being different is important''.
It's true. Justin Bieber has shared he thinks ''being unique, being different is important''.
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Daniel Radcliffe has dyspraxia.
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True. Daniel (the Harry Potter actor) has shared, ''The fact that some things are more of a struggle will only make you more determined, harder working and more imaginative in the solutions you find to problems.''
True. Daniel (the Harry Potter actor) has shared, ''The fact that some things are more of a struggle will only make you more determined, harder working and more imaginative in the solutions you find to problems.''
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A social model of disability means that it is the environment that creates barriers, not the disability itself.
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It's true. It means problems come from society, not from a person's impairment or difference.
It's true. It means problems come from society, not from a person's impairment or difference.
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People who have a neurodifference have their own unique strengths, values and skills.
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It's true, which is why neurodiversity should be valued in our society. Whatever our differences and challenges, everyone also has their own strengths and talents.
It's true, which is why neurodiversity should be valued in our society. Whatever our differences and challenges, everyone also has their own strengths and talents.
