can a person develop dyslexia?
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no that is something you are born with and you would or had it earlier in your life so it is probably a concentration problem have you been sleeping normally?
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The first answerer is good.  My son was the same way. It took several years of speech therapy before his speech included all the sounds.  He eventually was diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder.  He could not distinguish between similar sounds like b and p in his brain.\nThis made it very hard for him to learn to read.  Since he could not distinguish sounds, breaking the sounds of a word into letter sounds was just impossible for him.  We found a speech therapist who could do a program called Fast Forword, to train the brain to distinguish sounds.  That gave him the ability to start to learn to read.  I would recommend it if you find that this is the root of his problem, as soon as possible.
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There are large lists of celebrities and other famous people with learning disabilities at these sites:\n\nhttp://www.schwablearning.org/Articles.asp?r=258\nhttp://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/disorders/famous.shtml\nhttp://www.dyslexiaonline.com/famous/famous.htm\nhttp://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/general/famous.html
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Hi, I'm not sure at which stage of your education you are but I learnt that I was dyslexic at the age of around 14 and for me it was the ticket to the extra benefits that were essential to getting me to where I am now (Just finished my Masters Degree and qualified with distinction!). I have always been given around 25% extra time from the exam board in order to finish exams in my own time. In addition, there has always been extra support available for me throughout my studies in helping me to plan my work and my time much better than I could have done on my own. And, yes, there is the free computer! Above all this though is the confidence it gives me to never get too hung up about the things I find particularly difficult. Things that I struggle with are simply a quirk of Dyslexia and something that I can work around, rather than a result of me being "thick" or "dumb" (labels that I would have seen as a barrier to success).  I've never made a big deal of my Dyslexia and have never felt that it sets me apart from my friends in any way at all but if I do need a bit of extra help in my work, I'm not afraid to seek it out. I could write all evening as I've learnt a lot about the way I work through my being Dyslexic and really do see the "diagnosis" as an incredibly positive thing. Don't worry about the test itself either, it's just a load of silly games with words and pictures, some of it is quite fun really.
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Word of the Day: Dyslexic
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Many people with cerebral palsy are very intelligent.  It's just that the condition, which effects speech and other motor functions, may cause them to appear to be mentally handicapped.
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What is dyslexia? \n\nDyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and / or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.\n\nAdopted by the IDA Board of Directors, Nov. 12, 2002. This Definition is also used by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).\n\nStudies show that individuals with dyslexia process information in a different area of the brain than do non-dyslexics.\n\nMany people who are dyslexic are of average to above average intelligence. \nAre there other learning disabilities besides dyslexia? \n\nDyslexia is one type of learning disability. Others include... \n\nDyscalculia - a mathematical disability in which a person has unusual difficulty solving arithmetic problems and grasping math concepts.\n\nDysgraphia - a neurological-based writing disability in which a person finds it hard to form letters or write within a defined space. \nAre Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) learning disabilities? \n\nNo, they are behavioral disorders.\n\nAn individual can have more than one learning or behavioral disability. In various studies as many as 50% of those diagnosed with a learning or reading difference have also been diagnosed with ADHD.\n\nAlthough disabilities may co-occur, one is not the cause of the other. \nHow common are language-based learning disabilities? \n\n15-20% of the population have a language-based learning disability.\n\nOf the students with specific learning disabilities receiving special education services, 70-80% have deficits in reading.\n\nDyslexia is the most common cause of reading, writing and spelling difficulties.\n\nDyslexia affects males and females nearly equally, and people from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds as well. \nCan individuals who are dyslexic learn to read? \n\nYes, if children who are dyslexic get effective phonological training in Kindergarten and 1st grade, they will have significantly fewer problems in learning to read at grade level than do children who are not identified or helped until 3rd grade.\n\n74% of the children who are poor readers in 3rd grade remain poor readers in the 9th grade. Often they can't read well as adults either.\n\nIt is never too late for individuals with dyslexia to learn to read, process and express information more efficiently. Research shows that programs utilizing multisensory structured language techniques can help children and adults learn to read. \nHow do people get dyslexia?\n\nThe causes for dyslexia are neurobiological and genetic. Individuals inherit the genetic links for dyslexia. Chances are that one of the child's parents, grandparents, aunts, or uncles is dyslexic. \n\nIs there a cure for dyslexia? \n\nNo, dyslexia is not a disease. There is no cure.\n\nWith proper diagnosis, appropriate instruction, hard work and support from family, teachers, friends, and others, individuals who are dyslexic can succeed in school and later as working adults. \nAre there specific professions people with dyslexia should pursue? \n\nNo, individuals can succeed in varied fields despite their dyslexia. Examples include: \n\nAnn Bancroft - First woman in history to cross the ice to both the North and South Poles.\nWeb site: http://www.yourexpedition.com\n\nDavid Boies - Trial lawyer whose high-profile clients have included former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Jr., Napster, and the U.S. Justice Dept. in its antitrust suit against Microsoft.\n\nErin Brokovich - Real-life heroine who expose
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I know there is a form of dyslexia that deals with numbers rather than letters, but I don't know the name of it.  I have the same problem.  It's annoying.  ::argh::
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This could be dyslexia. It also sounds as if you might have an attention problem.  I would need to know your age.  You could try a colored overlay to help with the words getting switched out of order.  This really seems to help some people. (a colored overlay is simply a tranparent,colored, very thin sheet of plastic that you actually lay over your reading) Have you ever had any educational testing for a learning disability? By the way, having a LD is NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF.  Many people think that if someone is LD, they are not very bright- this is not true. Wish I could help you.  Good luck and try a colored overlay.  (different colors work for different folks)
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She may be dyslexic and she may just be immature. \n\nDyslexic people are visual, multi-dimensional thinkers. They are intuitive and highly creative, and excel at hands-on learning. Because they think in pictures, it is sometimes hard for them to understand letters, numbers, symbols, and written words.\nThey can learn to read, write and study efficiently when they use methods geared to their unique learning style.\nhttp://www.dyslexia.com/\n\nMany years ago when no one understood dylexia, people who were dyslexic were often thought to be dumb, almost retarded. I personally was acquainted with the founder of a company that now has over a billion dollars in sales annually. He was thought to be a dunce when he was young because he couldn't read and no one ever bothered to find out what was wrong. Although he was a genius inventor, all his life he had his secretary read his letters to him!
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perhaps he has a learning disability.  A lot of people with a learning disability are extremely intelligent people.  I'd have him be tested.  It could do wonders.
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ADHD is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ....Dyslexia is a visual disorder. I personally believe ADHD is a disorder that was caused many years ago when the "spare the rod, spoil the child" method of raising children was becoming the favorite of grownups. Back in the day, you got a whack on the bupkiss for not minding but people became afraid of new laws on how to discipline your child. These laws were written to prevent child abuse to keep those parents from beating and brutilizing their children. Of coarse as you can see today the people who abuse their children are still abundant! If you went back to the old method you would see ADD and ADHD disappear from the face of the earth! Think of the money people would save not having to buy that rediculous ritalin that doctors prescribe to dope thew kids into attention! When I first met my girlfriend she had a son diagnosed with ADHD. He wouldnt focus, constantly broke things like windows, furniture etc., after the mother could take no more she asked for my help. The next time he tried to assault the babysitter and used that foul language I simply bared his bottom and gave him one sharp slap on the bare bottom. He didnt forget it for awhile! To cure his detructive attitude after he decided he wanted to break the bay window one day I simply picked his favorite summertime toy out which was a large squirt gun and sat him on the porch and trampled the squirt gun to shreads! This cured his destructive methods almost overnight! After a year the child was as normal and as intelligent as a parent could possibly desire! As for dyslexia it is actually considered a gift, it could be described as multi dimensional visual processes...this can be corrected easily.
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i have a son who is dyslexic and it made me realize that everything that we do on a daily basis involves language. unfortunately he feels that he is stupid because he has difficulty reading and writing but he is a mechanical genius.  what god takes away in one area he makes up for in another .  people who are rude about this have no compassion and if u ask me they are ignorant in their own way.
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You can't "treat" it, per se, because there's not actually anything broken.  It's just that your brain processes information different.  Get in touch with the disability coordinator at your school (you are probably entitled to extra time on exams and other accomidations), and if your struggling with a particlar class, talk to the professor.  Yeah, dyslexia sucks most of the time, but it comes in pretty hand when you have to find the reverse compliment of a DNA sequence (I, at least, have no trouble reading a seqence from right to left...).\n\n__________________\n>>>my university didnt do much in this field, and the school im \n>>>know in has no teacher in it whos even familiar with it\n\nIf you're struggling, you might want to consider transfering to a school that would be more supportive.  I've had to deal with schools that didn't do much (my 2nd grade teacher was adamendly convinced that I could spell if I wanted to and just wasn't trying), and now I'm at a school that actually gets it.  Believe me, it can make a huge difference.\n\nWithout knowing more about what you're having trouble with I don't have any specific tips.  You said you were mainly having trouble with writing, so if your school has writing tutors, take your papers to them to read over.  And use spell check with the red underline thing turned on - speaking from experience it can actually improve your spelling.  You may also be able to have your profs let you off the hook for some of the spelling and grammar stuff you have trouble with (so it won't hurt your grades so much), but for content and organization stuff it would kind of defeat the point of the assignment.  If you're really having trouble writing essays on in-class exams, many profs will be willing to give an oral exam instead.\n\nThe main thing is you've got to think about how you think (metacognition).  Don't count on other people understanding it unless you explain it to them.  Even though you know you're dyslexic, that's a very broad diagnosis.  You said you have no trouble with reading, but a hard time with writing, right?  I'm dyslexic too (and I'm also 19 and in college), and I have almost no trouble with writing (appart from spelling and flipping letters around, which just makes it go slowly), but my reading rate is at the 1st percentile, which is a bit of a problem when I have 100 pages of reading a night.  The point is that just "dyslexic" doesn't tell me, you, or anyone else how you actually think.  If you can go to the professor of a class you're struggling with and say this is how I process things and here's why and how it's making this aspect particlar of this class hard for me, I bet they'll be able to help you out quite a bit.\n\nAs far as I know, the "therapies" with colored glasses and repetitive eye movements are total BS.\n\nOh, and you don't need to be in special classes, you just need to modify your normal classes a little bit.  I was diagnosed as dyslexic in 2nd grade, and I've been not only in mainstream classes my whole life, but almost without exception in the highest level classes my schools have offered.
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Dyslexic students have extra learning perception, listening and observation, They get a slow start reading and catch up with peers later, unless it is diagnosed early.\n\nAttention deficit disorder is becoming more common due to diet and electronic gadgets. All except for real ADD patients, which are rare, children respond well to diet, active exercise, meditation, and less electronic exposure.\n\nThey should avoid all TV, Trash music and video gaming until their nervous system is balanced.\n\nMedia and gaming have the potential to help, but it's the design of the programming which sets them into a neurotic whirlwind.\n\nCalming music, and environment is best. Some children also react nervously in high emotional settings, such as conflicting siblings and stressed out parents.\n\nDiet isssues start with the parents habits. They serve as models in every activitiy around the home. \n\nA child may be behaving badly to get attention. The child's behavoir is supported by the reactions of the parents. The nervous behavoir may be a method the child uses to control or effect the parent.\n\nSo, please seek professional services to identify the source of the problem. Stop feeding your kids cola. Stop yelling. Learn to be calm assertive with the children.\n\nTo be the best parent please seek professional advice.
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Not necessarily though, dyslexia is a disorder where the mind twists the letters in different orders, not recognizing the proper oder, or the correct letters.... not just putting them backwards like yours are.  I could read your question because I have read mirror writings before, it is just words, phrases and sentences written backwards just like you did on here!  I thought it was creative...  Good job!  :0)
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great idea.\n\n((my friend is dyslexic and he is also cross-eyed so he reads perfectly fine))\n\nlol