ADHD is the acronym for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. If you've ever dealt with children, you've almost certainly wished at some point that they would be more attentive or calm. But when is a lack of attention or excessive activity a problem? Let's explore it together.
Autism spectrum disorder, or simply autism, is one of those disorders often portrayed in movies, and for this reason, we all have an idea (whether accurate or not) of what the behavior of an individual with autism might be like.
In the previous post, we mentioned that in the diagnostic manual (DSM), Communication Disorders include:
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What does it mean to communicate? In simple terms, it's the ability to express concepts and understand them. So, we recognize at least two functions: sending messages and receiving messages.
Let's begin our exploration of Neurodevelopmental Disorders with Intellectual Disability. The word "disability" refers to an inadequately developed ability, while "intellectual" pertains to mental faculties. I'll try to simplify these concepts in my own words.
Neurodevelopment is a complicated word, but if we break it into two words, the meaning becomes simple. The word "neuro" relates to the brain, and "development" concerns growth. Neurodevelopmental disorders include those mental disorders that manifest from childhood to adolescence.
Once we discussed symptoms as those sensations of discomfort or pain experienced by our body and/or our mind. Clinical psychology encompasses all the rules that allow us to act as "investigators" to determine the cause of symptoms, as well as the best way to treat them.
From previous posts, we've learned that it's possible to define parts of the brain that specialize in specific tasks. But what happens if one of these parts is damaged? Is that ability compromised or enhanced? The branch of psychology that deals with linking brain damage to the loss of abilities is called neuropsychology.
If you search on Google for 'left brain and right brain,' you'll find many images suggesting that the left brain handles reason and logic, while the right brain deals with creativity. Is this really true?
If we want to describe an organ like the brain, we can view it from the side (lateral view), cut it in half and look at its right or left part (sagittal view), or even cut it into upper and lower halves (axial view). The lateral view, in my opinion, is the simplest way to talk about something not too complicated about our brain.
