Thursday, October 14, 2004
The Jargon
Dyslexia, Dyclaculia, Dysgraphia.... all sound like a jargon. Well, sometimes it is even hard to say those terms. However, these are the modified terms given for specific learning disabilities.
Learning disability is a general term that refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning or mathematical abilities. These disorders are intrinsic to the individual, presumed to be due to central nervous system dysfunction and may occur across life span. Problems of social regulatory behaviors, social perception, and social interaction may exist in learning disabilities but do not by themselves constitute a learning disability. Although learning disabilities may occur, concomitantly with other handicapping conditions (for example, sensory impairment, mental retardation, serious emotional disturbance) or with extrinsic influences (such as cultural differences, insufficient or inappropriate instruction), they are not the result of those conditions or influences. (National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, 1988).
While dyslexia is related to related to reading difficulties,dyscalulica is related to arithmatical difficulties and dysgraphia to writing difficulties. Moreover depending on the specific disabilities there are different terms used.
I will be discussing each term in detail in the coming blogs.
Learning disability is a general term that refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning or mathematical abilities. These disorders are intrinsic to the individual, presumed to be due to central nervous system dysfunction and may occur across life span. Problems of social regulatory behaviors, social perception, and social interaction may exist in learning disabilities but do not by themselves constitute a learning disability. Although learning disabilities may occur, concomitantly with other handicapping conditions (for example, sensory impairment, mental retardation, serious emotional disturbance) or with extrinsic influences (such as cultural differences, insufficient or inappropriate instruction), they are not the result of those conditions or influences. (National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, 1988).
While dyslexia is related to related to reading difficulties,dyscalulica is related to arithmatical difficulties and dysgraphia to writing difficulties. Moreover depending on the specific disabilities there are different terms used.
I will be discussing each term in detail in the coming blogs.
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