The new recipients of blue badges will be thosewith hidden disabilities. These have no physical signs to the outside world but are still disabilities under the Equality Act. They include, but are not limited to, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and mental health. Is dyspraxia a special need?
How can dyslexia be objectively diagnosed?GEORGE TH. PAVLIDISResearch Fellow in the Dept. of Psychology at the University of Manchester.John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.ReadingPAVI.IDIS, G. TH. How can dyslexia be objectively diagnosed'? Reading 13, 3-15, 1979....
A child can be professionally diagnosed with dyslexia as early as 5½ years old.Although most public schools are reluctant to test children before third grade, and often encourage parents to wait and see if their child will “outgrow” his or her reading, spelling, or writing difficulties, ...
Be aware of co-existing disorders (learning disabilities that are found together). For example, a person with dyslexia has roughly a sixty-percent chance of also having Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Therefore, it is important to find a ...
This is the case with both myself and my husband. It's more common for women to be diagnosed in adulthood and a lot of adults aren’t diagnosed or don’t identify their neurodivergent traits and processes until later on in life and have been used to "masking" (hiding your true ...
have been struggling with ADHD, depression and anxiety for a while now but speaking with Amy and actually applying the things we talk about in our sessions has helped me improve my quality of life immensely. I have a long road ahead but I am so excited to see the progress yet to come!
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In public school, when a child is diagnosed with a learning disability, the school is required to create a written education plan. This will be either anIndividualized Education Program(IEP), a legally binding document that provides accommodations to meet the student’s special education needs, or...
The theory of neurodiversity posits that ADHD and conditions like autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and dyslexia may not be curable diseases but unique brain differences. These brain differences may have positive impacts but could also cause functional challenges due to the world not necessarily being se...
Some children diagnosed with ADHD may also be experiencingdepressionoranxiety. In such cases,therapyis often recommended as part of the treatment plan. What You Can Do Now If you’re thinking about having your child evaluated for ADHD or you’re waiting for an appointment to get the process ...