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Alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities include a range of practices used in the treatment of dyslexia, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome and other developmental and learning disabilities. Treatments include changes in diet, dietary supplements, biofeedback, chelation therapy, homeopathy, massage and yoga.
Dyslexia. Dyslexia, previously known as word blindness, is a learning disability ('learning difficulty' in the UK [ 6]) that affects either reading or writing. [ 1][ 7] Different people are affected to different degrees. [ 3] Problems may include difficulties in spelling words, reading quickly, writing words, "sounding out" words in the head ...
Dyschronometria, also called dyschronia, is a condition of cerebellar dysfunction in which an individual cannot accurately estimate the amount of time that has passed (i.e., distorted time perception ). It is associated with cerebellar ataxia, [ 1][ 2] when the cerebellum has been damaged and does not function to its fullest ability.
Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder (DSM-IV 315.32) [ 1] is a communication disorder in which both the receptive and expressive areas of communication may be affected in any degree, from mild to severe. [ 2] Children with this disorder have difficulty understanding words and sentences. This impairment is classified by deficiencies in ...
Management of dyslexia depends on a multitude of variables; there is no one specific strategy or set of strategies that will work for all who have dyslexia.. Some teaching is geared to specific reading skill areas, such as phonetic decoding; whereas other approaches are more comprehensive in scope, combining techniques to address basic skills along with strategies to improve comprehension and ...
Dislecksia: The Movie is a documentary film. It was released in 2012 by Captured Time Productions, LLC, [ 1] a production company based in Litchfield, Connecticut. Dislecksia is the company's seventh film. It is directed by Emmy Award -winning director Harvey Hubbell V, who is a dyslexic himself.
Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood. Developmental disabilities cause individuals living with them many difficulties in certain areas of life, especially in "language, mobility, learning, self-help, and independent living". [ 1]
Surface dyslexia is a type of dyslexia, or reading disorder. [ 1][ 2] According to Marshall & Newcombe's (1973) and McCarthy & Warrington's study (1990), patients with this kind of disorder cannot recognize a word as a whole due to the damage of the left parietal or temporal lobe. Individuals with surface dyslexia are unable to recognize a word ...