Learning Disabilities (LD)
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3 AnswersDr. Michael Roizen, MD , Internal Medicine, answeredDyslexia, or developmental reading disorder, is an information processing problem in the brain that makes it difficult to interpret language and symbols, such as letters. It does run in families, but this learning disability doesn't have to limit your child's future success and happiness. Whoopie Goldberg, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, and Toby Cosgrove (cardiac surgeon and CEO of Cleveland Clinic) are just a few high achievers who have struggled with dyslexia.
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1 AnswerRiverside Center for Neurosciences answered
The main focus of the treatment should be on the specific learning problems of affected individuals. The usual course is to modify teaching methods and the educational environment to meet the specific needs of the individual with dyslexia.
This answer is based on source information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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1 AnswerRiverside Center for Neurosciences answered
For those with dyslexia, the prognosis is mixed. The disability affects such a wide range of people and produces such different symptoms and varying degrees of severity that predictions are hard to make. The prognosis is generally good, however, for individuals whose dyslexia is identified early, who have supportive family and friends and a strong self-image, and who are involved in a proper remediation program.
This answer is based on source information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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1 AnswerNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital answeredThis type of disorder, also known as dyslexia, is quite widespread. In fact, reading disabilities affect 2 to 8 percent of elementary school children.
A person can have problems in any of the tasks involved in reading. However, scientists found that a significant number of people with dyslexia share an inability to distinguish or separate the sounds in spoken words. Other children with dyslexia may have trouble with rhyming games, such as rhyming "cat" with "bat." Yet scientists have found these skills fundamental to learning to read. Fortunately, remedial reading specialists have developed techniques that can help many children with dyslexia acquire these skills.
However, there is more to reading than recognizing words. If the brain is unable to form images or relate new ideas to those stored in memory, the reader can't understand or remember the new concepts. So other types of reading disabilities can appear in the upper grades when the focus of reading shifts from word identification to comprehension. -
1 AnswerNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital answeredWriting involves several brain areas and functions. The brain networks for vocabulary, grammar, hand movement, and memory must all be in good working order. So a developmental writing disorder may result from problems in any of these areas. A child with a writing disability, particularly an expressive language disorder, might be unable to compose complete, grammatical sentences.
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1 AnswerNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital answeredAlthough different from person to person, the difficulties of learning disabilities make up the common daily experiences of many learning disabled children, adolescents, and adults. A person with a learning disability may experience a cycle of academic failure and lowered self-esteem. Having these handicaps--or living with someone who has them--can bring overwhelming frustration. But the prospects are hopeful. It is important to remember that a person with a learning disability can learn. The disability usually only affects certain limited areas of a child's development. In fact, rarely are learning disabilities severe enough to impair a person's potential to live a happy, normal life.
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1 AnswerNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital answeredChildren with this disorder may have trouble controlling their rate of speech. Or they may lag behind playmates in learning to make speech sounds. Developmental articulation disorders are common. They appear in at least 10 percent of children younger than age 8. Fortunately, articulation disorders can often be outgrown or successfully treated with speech therapy.