Neurodevelopmental condition

• ADHD ADHD describes a brain that regulates attention and drive differently. Focusing on what does not grab you straight away is hugely costly, whereas a fascinating subject can hold attention for hours. Attention is not absen… View the explanations
• Asperger syndrome Asperger syndrome is a form of autism with no delay in language or learning. The person often speaks very well, is passionate about a specific field, and functions in the world, but at the cost of a social effort that no… View the explanations
• Autism / Autism spectrum Autism is another way of perceiving and connecting. The brain sorts, ranks and feels information differently: a detail no one notices can take over the whole space, and an "obvious" social rule can stay unclear. No two a… View the explanations
• HPE (high emotional potential) High emotional potential (HPE) is an intense emotional sensitivity and a finely tuned empathy. Other people's emotions are perceived in detail, sometimes absorbed. It is not fragility: it is a way of functioning.What is … View the explanations
• HPI (high intellectual potential) High intellectual potential (HPI) is an atypical way of thinking: fast, branching thought, hypervigilance, frequent emotional intensity. It is neither an illness nor a guarantee of academic success.What is useful to know… View the explanations
• Hyperlexia Hyperlexia is an early and advanced ability to decode written words, often before age 5, beyond what is expected at that age. Comprehension, however, can remain slower and more literal.What is useful to know:Reading does… View the explanations
• Intellectual developmental disorder Intellectual developmental disorder describes a way of learning and reasoning that builds more slowly and needs concrete support to take root. The person understands, remembers and progresses, but by going through exampl… View the explanations
• ODD (oppositional defiant disorder) Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a lasting pattern of defiance, opposition and anger toward authority figures. It is not an adolescent phase that drags on, nor a parenting failure: it is a real difficulty in regula… View the explanations
• Sensory hypersensitivity Sensory hypersensitivity means perceiving sounds, lights, smells or textures far more intensely than average. A noisy cafeteria, a fluorescent light, a t-shirt label can become hard to bear. The nervous system simply tak… View the explanations
• Tourette syndrome Tourette syndrome shows up through tics, involuntary movements or sounds that arise without one really being able to hold them back. These tics evolve over time: they change form, intensify at certain periods and ease of… View the explanations

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