Question

3 read the following sentences from the text. \her autism diagnosis made her feel empowered. she did not need to change who she was. she could embrace her differences! today, needham spends her days advocating for other people with neurodivergent brains. she illustrated her philosophy in a tedx talk. in this lecture, she talked about how autism may bring about social issues, but it also gives a person hyperfocus, attention to detail, and a different set of problem - solving skills. she wants people to value these skills.\ what conclusion can you draw from this evidence? a needham had a hard time accepting her autism diagnosis at such an old age. b needham believes people with autism have strengths because of their diagnosis. c autism makes it difficult to focus on details but also easy to solve problems. d after her diagnosis, needham signed up for a special program to learn more.

Explanation:

• Option A: The passage says her diagnosis made her feel empowered, not that she had a hard time accepting it. Eliminate A.
• Option B: The text states she talked about autism giving hyperfocus, attention to detail, and problem - solving skills, and she wants people to value these (strengths from the diagnosis). This matches.
• Option C: The passage says autism gives attention to detail, so the “difficult to focus on details” part is wrong. Eliminate C.
• Option D: There is no mention of her signing up for a special program. Eliminate D.

Answer:

B. Needham believes people with autism have strengths because of their diagnosis.