The many diagnoses of dyslexia
Alternate diagnoses used to describe dyslexia
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Video
About dyslexia
Go to "In the news" (above) to watch Ronald D. Davis explain dyslexia - the gift and the disability.
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To make our website simpler, we use the terms dyslexia
and ADD when speaking about the thought process we work with. In Canada,
dyslexia is often diagnosed as a learning disability. We have had success
working with clients diagnosed with the following:
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Medical term |
Simple definition |
| ADD |
struggles with
maintaining attention or focus |
| ADHD |
ADD with the addition
of physical motion |
| Asperger's Syndrome |
autism with a high
level of functionality |
| Auditory Processing
Disorder |
struggles with
processing spoken language |
| Dyscalculia |
struggles with math |
| Dysgraphia |
struggles with writing |
| Dyslexia |
struggles with reading
or spelling |
| Dyspraxia |
struggles with
co-ordination |
| Hyperactivity |
struggles with
controlling energy levels |
| Irlen syndrome |
another name for
dyslexia |
| Learning disability |
unexplained struggles
with learning |
| Nocturnal enuresis |
bedwetting |
| Non-verbal learning
disability |
struggles with
responding to social cues |
| Sequencing disorder |
struggles with
sequencing |
| Stuttering |
repeated hesitation
and delay in uttering words |
| Tourette's syndrome |
involuntary movement,
sound and/or language |
| Visual processing
disorder |
another name for
dyslexia |
Although we have worked with these disorders, we cannot
work with a client until Rocky Point Academy
has assessed them for the thought process we work with. Our assessments
are free. Our program is primarily designed to correct language based
problems, math issues or attention disorders.
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