Disability-Ability Matching Test

Map the three disabilities to the following purported sets of abilities.

Disabilities:

1. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
2. Autism
3. Dyslexia

Ability Set 1:

• Curiosity
• Great imagination
• Ability to figure things out; gets the gist of things
• Eager embrace of new ideas
• A good understanding of new concepts
• Surprising maturity
• A larger vocabulary than typical for age group
• Enjoys solving puzzles
• Talent for building models
• Excellent comprehension of stories read or told to him

Ability Set 2:

• Creativity 
• Divergent thinking

Ability Set 3:

• A deep thinker
• A prolific writer drawn to poetry
• Highly intelligent
• Sees things at multiple levels, including her own thinking processes
• Analyzes existence, the meaning of life, and everything, continually
• Serious and matter-of-fact in nature
• Doesn’t take things for granted
• Doesn’t simplify
• Everything is complex
• Often gets lost in own thoughts and “checks out” (blank stare)

Answers at:

https://psychiatry-uk.com/adhd-pioneers-of-divergent-thinking/
https://www.dyslexia.yale.edu/dyslexia/signs%20of%20dyslexia/
https://the-art-of-autism.com/females-and-aspergers-a-checklist/

See also:

DeBoer, Freddy, The Gentrification of Disability