Types of Learning Disability
dys,” meaning ,
hard or poor, and “lexis, “that is, speech or words. That’s how dyslexia refers
to a marked difficulty in reading and/or understanding that which one read. For
example, a dyslexic person may misread the word, “dyslexia,” as “lysdexia.” The reading pattern of a dyslexic is
characterized by omissions, distortions, or substitutions of letters or words.
Dyslexics read slowly and haltingly as they struggle with the task of reading.
Dyslexia people are often highly creative & original
Common learning disabilities
DYSLEXIA
– a language
based disability in which a person had trouble understanding written words. It
may also be referred to as reading disability or reading disorder.
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DYSCALCULIA – a mathematical disability
in which a person has a difficult time solving math problems and grasping math
concepts.
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DYSGRAPHIA – a writing disability in which a person finds it hard to form
letters to write within a defined space.
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DYSPRAXIA – Poor muscle coordination, unaware of physical surroundings, prone to accidents
easily.
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AUDITORY AND VISUAL PROCESSING DISORDERS- sensory disabilities in
which a person has difficulty understanding language despite normal hearing and
vision.
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NONVERBAL LEARNING DISABILITIES – a neurological disorder which
originates in the left hemisphere of the brain, causing problems with spatial,
intuitive, organizational, evaluative and holistic processing functions.
A child with a learning disability cannot try harder, pay
closer attention, or improve motivation on their own; they need special
guidance/help to learn how to do those things.
A learning disability , or
learning disorder, is NOT a problem with intelligence.
Learning disorders are caused by a difference in the brain
that affects how information is received, processed or communicated. Children
and Adults with learning disabilities have trouble processing sensory
information because they see, hear, and understand things differently.
There are many famous people with learning disabilities. The reason
is to tell you that even learning disabilities don’t have to prevent you from
developing your brain power.
Of course, not all these famous people have been officially
diagnosed with learning disabilities, but they have exhibited many of the signs
of ADD, ADHA and LD. The world famous author John Irving said. “The diagnosis
of dyslexia wasn’t available in the late fifties – bad spelling like mind was
considered a psychological problem by the language therapist who evaluated my
mysterious case.”
Woodrow Wilson, the American scholar, statesman and 28th
president of the U.S.A, couldn’t read until he was 10 years old. Actor Anthony
Hopkins thought he was a “moron”, as a child, because he was so hopeless in school.
Jack Horner, the model for the palaeontologist Allen Grant in “Jurassic Park “,
is now a curator of palaeontology at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman,
Montana and also a professor at Montana State University. He has found more
fossils, pioneered more innovative technologies and postulated more theories
about dinosaurs than anyone else, and yet doesn’t have a University degree,
having flunked out of college 7 times.
Famous Personalities who
became renowned inspite of having Learning Problems
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And still counting….
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