does anyone knows what is
dyslexia? Also if someone who has these
chacteristics, does that makes her
dyslexia?
The chacteristics are:
general
- appears bright, highly intelligent, and
articulate but unable to read, write, or
spell at grade level.
- labelled behavior problem
- easily frustrated and emotional about
school reading or testing.
- talented in drama
- seems to daydream often; gets lost
easily or loses track of time.
Vision, reading, and spelling
- confused by letters, numbers, words,
sequences, or verbal explanations.
- reading or writing shows repetitions
- extremely keen sighted and observant
hearing and speech
- has extended hearing; hears things not
said or apparent to others; easily
distracted by sounds. - difficulty
putting thoughts into words; speaks in
halting phrases; leaves sentences
incomplete; stutters under stress;
mispronounces long words, or transposes
phrases, words, and syllables when
speaking
writing and motor skills
- clumsy, uncoordinated & prone to
motion-sickness.
- can be ambidextrous, and often confuses
left/right, over/under.
Math and time management
- has difficulty telling time, managing
time
- computing math shows dependence on
finger counting and other tricks; knows
answers, but can't do it on paper.
- can do arithmetic, but cannot grasp
algebra or higher math.
Memory and cognition
- excellent long-term memory for
experiences, locations, and faces.
- poor memory for sequences, facts and
information that has not been experienced.
- thinks primarily with images and
feeling.
Behavior, health, development and
personality
- too quiet in class sometimes
- unusually high tolerance for pain.
- strong sense of justice; emotionally
sensitive; strives for perfection.
- mistakes and symptoms increase
dramatically with confusion, time
pressure, emotional stress, or poor
health.
Thanks in advance.
-dove-
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 11-07-04 03:06am
I'm sorry no-one has replied sooner.
Yes, some of the symptoms are indicative
of dyslexia (go to google.Com & search
under symptoms of dyslexia, also
treatments for d) but some indicate an
extemely bright child - you need to be
careful about labels such as dyslexia as
they can do alot of harm. This is not an
area I know alot about but I do know that
some years ago drs here were using glasses
(coloured) that countered the problem
caused by dysclexia so that the child
could read letters etc properly or rather
could see them properly so that they could
learn to read.
My daughter started university (college)
at age 15, despite not being able to tell
the time till she was 14 1/2 , even now(16
1/2) her sense of direction is so bad its
scary - I mean most people know that if
the sun is rising & they're heading
toward it they're heading east!!!!
So relax, check treatment especially ones
that aren't invasive/embarassing, get
treatment & then some tutoring in
subjects where it's needed & love your
child.
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antigone
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Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 847 Location: IL
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Posted: 03-17-08 22:57pm
It would almost appear that there may be
another learning disability along with
dyslexia. They are frequently seen
together. Neither of these problems have
anything to do with native intelligence.
Decoding language, letter recognition and
order and other problems are seen in
learning disabilities. May be worth
getting tested to see if this is the case.
Having material presented in a different
way can help lots with comprehension.
Auditory learning is frequently a huge
strength in those that have reading
problems and dyslexia.
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