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Learning Disabilities

Not all humans are born with the same learning capabilities. Here you may ask and answer questions about certain types of learning impairments: ways to circumvent them, identification, and their causes.

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Did Benjamin Zephaniah cure himself of dyslexia?

Let me start off by saying I have no idea who that is, but there is no cure for dyslexia. you can develop coping mechanisms, learn to fit in, learn to hide the fact, if it's mild, you might be able to learn to read as well as anyone else, but you can never cure yourself of it.

How hyper Alice Cullen is isn't that a learning disability and is it adhd?

haven't you ever known any naturally hyper people that didn't have a disorder? That's just her thing. something has to balance out Jasper's ultra sensitive negative emotions sensor.

Rosalie hale has anger issues is that add adhd or is that a learning disability?

Having anger issues is not indicative of ADHD or a learning disability. Anger issues can stem from a variety of factors such as unresolved trauma, stress, or emotional regulation difficulties. It is important to seek professional help to understand the underlying causes and develop coping strategies.

How does dyspraxia affect talking?

Yes a child with dyspraxia will find it hard to form words and join sounds together correctly. Some sound combinations will appear to be impossible for them to say.

Would college have special need's classes for special need's student's?

Nursing because you need to care for eny kids who have strokes or fall and fait a lot allso because nursing is a gentle art thet has been used to help all in need allso get a major in teaching just in case they whant you to teach them things they need to workon or to try ton help them be a little less speical and if you get angry easy don't do it at all.

What computer programs help disabled people?

THey can convert text to sound (for visually impaired people) - and they can convert audio to text (for those with hearing deficiencies). They can allow people to work from home - if they're unable to walk. They can even type for a person who is unable to use their hands - or perhaps are paralysed.

What steps should be taken to prevent illiteracy?

I think one is participate in the community story reading the library has to offer or show up so the need for it will still be available in the future. Read to your children so they will look forward to it in school and become great at reading and comprehension, writing, spelling and speaking properly even go on to writing poems, books, whatever.

Why a person with a learning disability may have communication difficulties?

People with Learning Disabilities are born with it, but some people have Learning Disabilities when they are older.

How is dyspraxia diagnosed?

Dyspraxia can be difficult to diagnose as it affects lots of different body functions, it can occur as part of another syndrome and symptoms can overlap with other disorders such as dyslexia.

The diagnosis is mainly done on observation of the child's behaviour and symptoms and by using standardised tests. Neurological or neurodevelopmental evaluations can also be useful in the diagnosis of dyspraxia.

The main criteria used when diagnosing dyspraxia are:

* There is significant impairment in the development of motor coordination

* The coordination difficulties are not due to other conditions such as cerebral palsy. * The impaired coordination significantly impacts on normal daily living or academic achievement.

How do you support others to deliver assistance to meet individuals needs and preferences?

The methods of supporting individuals to express their needs and preferences that I use are to communicate with them using their preferred spoken language and the use of signs. Their family and friends provide enough information about the resident, which makes the communication easier.

Does leanardo de vinci have dyslexia?

Since Leanardo de Vinci has been dead for some time now he can't really have dyslexia. Even when alive the evidence of him having dyslexia would have been weak to nonexistent.
Consider that teaching methods had not be developed , books were few , and Leonardo's much touted backwards writing was actually never intended to be how he expressed himself but rather a primitive code ,by our standards, to stop people from reading his notes to protect his information from others.
This is just another myth of our feel good society where children with dyslexia are being made to believe that they are special and should be glad they have the gift of dyslexia rather than sad.

Are people with dyslexia smart?

Actually there have been many studies on the subject. People with dyslexia often have high IQ's and there have also been many scientists and very smart known people who are dyslexic. Ex Albert Einstein Walt Disney.

What is auditory dyslexia?

what is auditory dyslexia.

Many kinds of dyslexia, auditory dyslexics have problems hearing the differences between the sounds of letters or words. Some letter make almost the same sound, some groups call them bothers, but the voice is turned off or on. An example is T and D. The person with auditory dyslexia can not hear the difference between the two.. Some teach putting the hand on the month and feeling the letter to help overcome auditory dyslexia. an example of words would be, where and were. The person has a problem hearing the differences between the words.

I hope that helps, I'm also dyslexic.

How are work relationships and personal relationships different?

Work relationships are more like teamwork. Because face it, if you didn't at least pretend to like your co workers and or boss no one would get anything done. Personal relationships could just start out as work relationships but as you get to know each other, your relationship may blossom into something more.

Can you grow out of a learning disability?

NO, it is always with you and it is hard to grow out off , the best you can do is deal with it and learn how to work with it. But LD is there to stay

What are some accommodations for students with learning disabilities?

The adjustment to your course that you should consider to enhance learning of individual with disabilities is use of sign language.

Can you get help dyslexia?

yes, Though Dyslexia is passed down from generation to generation there is help but not a cure.

The way to help a person with Dyslexia is with the use of the Irlen Method, Found by Helen Irlen, Author of the book, "Reading by the Colors"

35% of those with Dyslexia may be helped with the use of this method. To find a certified Irlen screener near you go to www.irlen.com. By getting this help it may help with shorting the remediation and make it more affective.

or go to www.irlenconnection.com or www.irlenboston.com for even more information.

What problems does Dyslexia cause?

Well, if you already know what dyslexia is good:) but I'm dyslexic and these are the symptoms I and every dyslexic person would probly have...... Delays in speech,backwards writing (mirror writing) ,easily distracted,a difficulty segmenting words into individual sounds, or blending sounds to make words,Bad spelling,omitting or adding letters when reading,and summarizing and reading out loud ..........

HOPE THIS HELPED AND IF IF DIDN'T THEN YOU CAN GO AND GOOOGLE DYSLEXIA....And go and click signs and symptoms! Here's the link....... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia#section_2

What are the possible genotypes of parents in fragile x syndrome?

A/X X/A NIKKI SMITH **** Less than 1% of Fragile X Syndrome cases are a result of deletion, neither parent is a carrier. If a father is the carrier/full mutation, XY, he will pass the mutated gene to all of his daughters, all of his daughters will be carriers. If the mother is the carrier/full mutation, xX, with each pregnancy she has the possiblity of passing on fragile X as a pre-mutation (carriers) or full-Mutation to every child (male/female).

Are there affects to dyslexia?

Depends upon the intensity of disorder ...it will effect the day to day life of the person like ...unable to co-ordinate hand and eye ....difficultly in simple math...hard to learn and memorize things write or type the proper spellings so on depends from person to person