Disability Awareness Crossword: Answers

Across

1. a developmental disability that affects communication and social interaction
   Answer: Autism
2. ____ Syndrome causes chronic vocal and motor tics Answer: Tourette
3. Legally ____: "visual acuity of 20/200 or higher"
   Answer: Blind
4. people with _____ have trouble reading, even if they are very smart
   Answer: Dyslexia
5. ____ Syndrome; a condition caused by the presence of an extra chromosome #21
   Answer: Down
6. totaly or partially unable to hear
   Answer: Deaf
7. ____ Syndrome; a type of autism where people have great memories
   Answer: Asperger
8. Cerebral ____; a disorder caused by damage to the brain during pregnancy or birth
   Answer: Palsy

Down

1. a person who has ____ sometimes has seizures
   Answer: Epilepsy
2. people who are deaf can talk using ____ Language
   Answer: Sign
3. people who are blind can read using ____
   Answer: Braille
4. when people lose their memory, language, or motor skills
   Answer: Dementia
5. Cystic ____; an inherited disease that causes the lungs and pancreas to secrete thick mucus
   Answer: Fibrosis