The Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder is one of the most frequent in childhood and can persist into adulthood, causing important personal and social functional alterations (Dra, 2015) report that there are multiple epidemiological and clinical studies , of molecular genetics, neuropsychology, neuroimaging and neuropharmacology that support its neurobiological origin, however, the exact etiology is not known. The diagnosis is clinical, it must be fulfilling the clinical criteria established in the DSM-5 and these may vary depending on the diagnostic classification. Mainly related to alterations in the frontostriatal and mesolimbic circuits (Ruth Cunill, 2015).

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Another neurodevelopmental disorder is broad-spectrum autism that includes cases of different degrees associated with genetic and environmental factors, whose manifestation is variable, is identified in early stages -18 months and is consolidated at 36 months of age- will be present throughout the life course, specifically affecting communication and social interaction, such as behavior, with the presence of repetitive and restricted behaviors and interests, the evaluation must be multidisciplinary, it is important to detect it early in the child in order to improve social communication. This shows great heterogeneity ranging from mild personality modifications to severe disability. (Lara, 2012) the author makes reference that this term appears for the first time in the monograph Dementia Praecox oder Gruppe der Schizophrenien written by Eugene Bleuler (1857 – 1939) for the Treatise on Psychiatry directed by Gustav Aschaffenburg (1866-1944) and published in Vienna in 1911. Leo Kanner, psychiatrist in 1943 published in Nervous Child the classic article Autistic disturbances of affective contact, adopting the term autism. (Roberto Chaskel & Maria Fernanda Bonilla) refer that autism derives from the Greek autt (o), which means that it acts on oneself and the suffix -ism, which means pathological process. So far there is no curative treatment for autism. (A. Hervás Zuñiga, 2017) The prevalence of ASD is higher in boys at 23.6 per 1,000 than in girls at 5.3 per 1,000 in the 8-year-old US population. The diagnosis of ASD is eminently clinical, the cause of the disorder is not known. According to (Claudia Talero-Gutiérrez, 2016) the subjects who suffer from this disorder tend to isolate themselves, this due to the difficulty of relating in a social environment and present clinical manifestations such as alterations in the development and organization of language, repetitive actions and change of mental judgment or cognitive flexibility.

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The language in the human being has a direct relationship with his thought, being considered fundamental for the human species, (Williams, 1992), the author argues that human language can be considered the expression of an additional contribution of the nervous system to the formation of images mental, analogous to the contribution of the sensory and associative systems of the brain, refers that this supposes a mind capable of separating image and object, word and thing, reference and referred object and it is not enough that there has to be the possibility of referring to something that is not present, nonexistent. The above indicates that verbal as well as non-verbal language is part of the world of communication.

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The Reference Guide to the Diagnostic Criteria of the DSM-5 (Association, 2014) groups disorders related to reading (dyslexia) and mathematics (dyscalculia) under the same group Specific Learning Disorders established that four (4 ) criteria.

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At 123pormi.co during the month of January we will address the subject of Specific Learning Disorder (term designated by the APA in DSM-5), with the aim of having a greater understanding of what happens in the world of children who have been diagnosed by a specialized professional in the health area, since they have adequate knowledge and tools designed for this purpose, it is important to start reflecting and leave some notes of elements that help to put it in order, in such a way that the accompaniment that it is done is calm, responsible and especially with understanding and tolerance towards the child.

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Non-binary is one of many terms used to describe people whose gender identity is not entirely male or female. Non-binary people can also use other terms like gender non-conforming, queer, or genderqueer. Many non-binary people do not use he or she pronouns because they are not totally comfortable. Other people may use it, but they do not feel internally that they are completely male or female. The idea that gender is a spectrum is based on two widely accepted beliefs: historical precedence and basic biology. From the hijras in India to the māhūs in Hawaii to the muxes in Mexico, there have always been people whose gender does not fit the stereotype of what it means to be a man or a woman.

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Marsha P. Johnson was a transgender woman popular in the LGBT + community and in the New York art scene from the 1960s to 1990s, an activist in the LGBT Liberation Movement. Marsha P. Johnson has been considered one of the most prominent activists in clashes with the police during the Stonewall riots. In the early 1970s, Johnson and her friend Sylvia Rivera co-founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR); Together they participated in gay liberation marches and radical political actions. In the 1980s, Johnson continued her street activism as a respected organizer and marshall for ACT UP. Along with Rivera, Johnson was the “mother” of the STAR House, handing out clothes and food to help drag queens, trans women and young people who lived on the docks of Christopher Street or in her house on the Lower East Side of New York. Her distinctive in front of the community was what a middle name must look like, every time she was asked what her P meant in her name, she answered “Pay it no mind”.

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