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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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Are learning disabilities the same as mental retardation?
No. Mental retardation means the person has an IQ of below 70. A person with learning disabilities can have even a genius level IQ but still have certain learning difficulties, such as, for instance, Attention Deficit Disorder, or Dyslexia, which affect their ability to learn, but do not affect their actual intelligence.
Why may someone with a learning disability be vulnerable to abuse?
Someone with a learning disability may be vulnerable to abuse due to difficulties in communication, which can hinder their ability to report or understand abusive situations. They may also have challenges with social cues and relationships, making it harder to recognize harmful behaviors. Additionally, a reliance on caregivers for support can create power imbalances, leaving them more susceptible to manipulation or exploitation. Their isolation from peers may further reduce their access to resources and support systems that could help protect them.
Are there cures for dysgraphia?
Sadly, no. There are many methods, techniques and tricks you can try, but there is no cure, unfortunately.
Sorry, no. Bella Thorne, an actress, has it. There is no cure. There are many claims that they can, but it rarely works.
Dyslexia, also known as developmental reading disorder.
There is some evidence to suggest genetics play a part in developmental dyslexia (you are born with it). If a child has one dyslexic parent then a boy has a 50% chance of being dyslexic, a girl has a 25% chance. However, it sometimes skips the female children but they become carriers for their children. Check the web sites of the British Dyslexia Association for references and details.
No mate its not deadly or anything like that. It just means your gunna have learning disabilities like reading or writing and you might get teased or something like that.
I'm 27 and ive got dyslexia I had a hard time at school but after that I'm fine I've got a great job.
Can people with dyspraxia live a productive life can the overcome their disorder?
Yes I am a 55 yr old women. I suffered in grade school and beyond.
Self esteem ruined,
I entered into an abusive marriage, self worth was zero.
I escaped, grew, regained joy, married again,
now awaiting our daughters wedding.
I served over twenty years in nursing, became a writer .
living a good life.
Without anyone knowing about my dyspraxia....
What wonders I could have achieved if someone had intervened?
It was not until Sting's wife Trudy wrote about their son Jake in 1994 Bazaar
did I have a clue....17 yrs ago.
It was not until this week ,when I found the article again and read it , I
cried like a baby, I could barely read through my tears, I realized how profoundly it had affected my life.
Now I have new hope for my 6 yr old grandson.
Is dyscalculia a specific learning disability?
Yes. Dyscalculia[p] or math disability is a specific learning disability or difficulty involving innate difficulty in learning or comprehending mathematics. It is akin to dyslexiaand can include confusion about math symbols. Dyscalculia can also occur as the result of some types of brain injury.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyscalculia
What are the difficulties faced by the Indian students in learning English?
basically english is a foreign language.students don't take interest in learing english. main problem of students is pronunciation, tenses and grammer.
Why is ADHD considered a learning disability?
not really, but you are considered as having a learning difference. a lot of kids with ADHD however do have learning disabilities. still, even if you don't, you may still be eligible for special education.
Are there any celebrities with fragile x syndrome?
As for individuals who have children with Fragile X, there is Mary Jane Clark, author, her son has Fragile X, she is a Fragile X carrier, and her son is the grandson of Mary Higgins Clark, author.
Jim Cantore has children who have Fragile X.
Dyslexia can go away. Well, it almost can go away. just "fak ei ttil' you make it".
What are the different severities of dyslexia?
That's a really good question! Dyslexia comes in all shapes and sizes, anything from getting your left and right confused, to a complete inability to read language in any form whatsoever. Dyslexia can be anywhere from a slight annoyance, to a complete debilitating disorder! I have dyslexia that is extraordinarily severe, and I am writing this post with voice recognition software because of it. My dyslexia is pretty much debilitating. Some people who say they have dyslexia merely get their left and right or red and green confused, and then there are people like me who can't even read signs telling them not to touch live wires. As you can see, dyslexia is a pretty wide spectrum.
Does someone with mental illness have a learning disability?
Mental illness and learning disabilities have no general connection.
A mentally ill person is no more likely to have a learning disability than anyone else (although their condition might create circumstances that would make learning difficult for other reasons). Nor does a person with a learning disability necessarily have emotional or psychological problems. They simply have difficulty processing certain kinds of information into learned ideas or behavior.
NO, Autism is nothing like dyslexia, Dyslexia is a trouble with percieving reading, autism is a completely different mindset
What happens when you get dyslexia?
... then apparently you also have trouble forming complete and coherent sentences.
That aside, "dyslexia" refers to a difficulty in reading, due in part to mistaking visually similar letters such as b and d. Since you didn't actually finish your question, it's hard to say what else you wanted to know about it.
Whilst this is true dyslexia just means that you have different abilities and difficulties than "the norm". For example spelling and reading may be some of the things that you find most difficult. But when other people cannot see things from a different angle and cannot find solutions to problems, YOU CAN. A lot of dyslexic people are a lot more creative. AND within the sector of the world deemed "exceptionally successful" 40% are dyslexic opposed to the 10% of the overall population of dyslexics. This shows that dyslexic people can do anything they want should they want too. :)
Dyslexia is a disorder which makes it harder for people to what?
Dyslexia is a condition which makes it difficult to learn how to read. This is because the brain does not process certain symbols or letters which makes each word not appear correctly to the person.
Is learning disability a lifelong condition?
People with Asperger's Syndrome can have a variety of comorbid conditions, including learning disabilities and similar disorders, such as
- dyscalculia: difficulty understanding or using symbols and functions associated with mathematics,
- dysgraphia: difficulty producing legible handwriting,
- dyslexia: difficulty understanding or using language - listening, speaking, reading, writing, and/or spelling,
- dysnomia: difficulty remembering names or recalling words for oral or written language,
- dysphasia or aphasia: difficulty comprehending spoken or written language,
- dyspraxia (also known as sensory integration disorder): difficulty planning and performing complex movements such as drawing, writing, buttoning, or other fine motor skill tasks,
- central auditory processing disorder: impaired ability to discriminate, recognize, or comprehend auditory information,
- prosopagnosia (face blindness): difficulty with facial recognition,
- semantic pragmatic disorder (SPD): difficulty with social communication,
- speech disorders: difficulty producing speech sounds or appropriate voice quality
In addition, one aspect of Asperger's Syndrome is difficulty recognizing, reading, and interpreting nonverbal communication.
Is the optic nerve in any way connected to the neck?
Technically everything in your body is connected, but not directly. Your optic nerve is connected to the sensory part of your brain/frontal lobe, and your neck is muscle/blood vessels/spine/nerves. The nerves are also connected to your brain, but not directly to your optic nerve.
Yes. if ur in the dark, hold a mirror and then turn a lite on. ur pupil then contracts
