#specific learning disability

oooooo boy welcome to whole rabbit hole AKA same rabbit whole am went down earlier january (2nd link heavy tw ableism)

don’t quote me but! from what read is. bc english be letter based latin alphabet language, n chinese be “logographic” (had to look word up but basically like. characters), very different form right? so process these different language different in brain somewhat (apparently?). which mean english dyslexia & chinese dyslexia actually different! like u can be more severe chinese dyslexic but milder english dyslexic, or even only chinese dyslexic but not english dyslexic, or vice versa!

n like even how dyslexia present itself may be different! like for example DSM 5 say “In the English language, the observable hallmark clinical symptom of difficulties learning to read is inaccurate and slow reading of single words; in other alphabetic languages that have more direct mapping between sounds and letters (e.g., Spanish, Ger-man) and in non-alphabetic languages (e.g., Chinese, Japanese), the hallmark feature is slow but accurate reading.”

n we not know much abt dyslexia in chinese n why can be so different across language. very understudied

so all sign n symptom u read abt dyslexia all be study on english (n maybe some other similar letter language) that may.. or may not… still apply or show up same way when talk about language that look n work drastic different

not dyslexia researcher! so these what be told so always double check

learning self-care activities like brushing teeth, toileting, bathing, dressing, and grooming? learning to read, write, and count? talking and communicating? using money? understanding time? being socially responsible? learning? social behaviour?

Children with an intellectual disability (ID) have difficulties in both learning and in adaptive behaviour. It affects either one or more of the different life skills like cognition, communication, socialization, and functional living skills for which they require appropriate support and intervention.

SEED offers psychoeducational assessment and special education services for these children through school-based support and/or home-based parent training programs.

i understand so many more things about myself now

and like

i’m not dumb or stupid or not trying hard enough or faking my sensory shit

specific learning disorder for the win

and and AND iep here i come

I am so happy for you that you got that validation and that you will be able to have the accommodations you need!! You are not alone. So many people with learning disorders (among other diagnoses) spend so long feeling like they are stupid or not trying hard enough. When in reality, you were probably trying so fucking hard. I am so sorry you went through a period feeling that way but I'm glad that you got answers. No one is defined or limited by their diagnoses but they sure can be fucking useful.

You are smart. You try. Your needs are valid.

But with math, the patterns are more visible, objective, and consistent. There are also more visual + hands-on tools for math, and people can explain it better because it’s subjective. People can’t really explain how they got the words when writing because it comes naturally to them. That’s why writing is even more frustrating than math.

PT: Dyspraxigender /end PT

ID: A flag with two overlapping 'v's in the center forming a diamond in the center of the flag. The background is saturated yellow, the right 'v' is greyish yellow and the one on the left is dark greyish yellow. End ID

Dyspraxigender: A gender under the neurogender umbrella which can only be understood in the context of being dyspraxic & when one’s dyspraxia greatly affects one’s gender and/or how one experiences their gender. Dyspraxigender is not dyspraxia as a gender, but rather is having a gender that is so heavily influenced by dyspraxia that one’s gender and dyspraxia cannot be unlinked.