My Experience With Dyslexia And ADHD

From a young age Stephen was told that he wouldn't amount to much in life. His teacher's flunked him in first grade and fourth grade and was asked to leave the school so he transferred to a new school. He then flunked tenth grade and once again was asked to leave so you would also think that this kid wouldn't amount to much in life.

A.About five to six percent of American public school children have been diagnosed with a learning disability; eighty percent of the diagnoses are dyslexia-related. But some studies indicate that up to twenty percent of the population may have some degree of dyslexia.

Throughout my life as a child and teenager, I was told by my parents that they worked really hard to get to the safe town and community that we lived in. Growing up in Pacific Grove, California gave me lots opportunities that I didn’t even know I obtained. Unless it had happened to me personally, I didn’t really understand the full picture of what others had to go through. Having dyslexia, the only subject I felt I really excelled in was art. After high school, I still had no idea what I wanted to do for a career or even a major. Monterey Peninsula College has boosted my confidence by showing me that I can be and do much more. Two years ago I would never have guessed that I would be applying to the University of Washington.

Dyslexia is a term regularly bandied about the educational community and is a word that is likely to have been heard by most of the general public. For all its popularity, dyslexia is a term that is shrouded in confusion and ambiguity. This confusion was experienced first hand during SE1 and has been observed as something trainee teachers and teachers alike encounter regularly (PLL, 5/11/11], Appendix 1, pg2).

The thing that surprises me most about the SDAP program are the students who are both very determined in their own ways. They might learn from me that they can have a friend to rely on and talk to. Even the first time meeting one of the students he seemed very comfortable with me. By the end of our session he told me that he really enjoyed hanging out with me and called me his friend. I always look forwards to spending time with him.

The Sierra Academy serves student with learning disabilities. They have variety of programs which include speech therapy, occupational therapy, small class sizes, counselling services, small group instruction/specialized programming. I was privileged to observe and interview Maria Gonzalez’s class for six hours. I had a good experience with the class and felt that I should share my story. Eighty percent of the class needs where mild to moderate. Although, I saw a couple of those who could function pretty well on their own with little or no supervision.

According to the article “A New Perspective Dyslexia” the author informs us about information that teachers and parents, who be stuck in the myths of dyslexia. This article will give you information that will might save our world’s next great inventor, engineer, or scientist. It starts by explaining on how this article will surprise you by learning that you, or someone you might know is dealing with this disorder and also to inform us news that we can share with others about it. It informs us that dyslexia is not news because we know what is, what to look for it in a person, and how we can help people with this disorder. it make us guess what this disorder this is by telling us some hints like how it is not rare, and how it affects about five

In conclusion, there are several factors in DNA inheritance that makes each person who they are from their hair color, eye color, height, and other genetic traits that are inherited from our parents. Some are dominant and other are recessive that are passed down from generation to

My nontraditional postsecondary academic journey began in 2012 where I made a committed decision to attend St. Petersburg College with a major in Psychology. As the first person in my family to have the privilege to attend college, I found my motivational drive, persistence to achieve, and the inspiration to overcome many obstacles that stood in my way. I excelled in my passion as I continue on my academic path as a single mother of two children who have special needs, and having my own disabilities, as well as being an honor student and leader who remains active in serving others. Upon graduation from St. Petersburg College (SPC), I became a student at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP) while working as a substitute teacher

I was diagnosed with ADD and Dysgraphia in the 3rd grade and have struggled with it ever since. Particularly, because my afflictions are invisible to others, it was difficult to be treated seriously when I discussed them; my friends and teachers did not understand why I could not complete tests in the same time as others. For a very long time, I considered myself inadequate despite my academic competence. Even if I knew all the answers on the test, my slower mental processing speed ensured that I would not be able to finish within the allotted time. Despite this, I never shied away from embracing my unique mental makeup; to the contrary, I understood that if I wanted to succeed academically, I would have to accept my condition, even if I disliked

This program is a game changer for me, it would change my life in many different ways. In the past I didn’t take my education seriously I regret it dearly, I wish that I would have made better choices then. Now is the time for me to really start pressuring my dreams and getting my life back on track. I have struggled and have to overcome many task to even to the point to where I was ready to take my education seriously again. Life is hard there are challenges around every corner but what this program will do for me is make those challenges more bearable. I want to feel like I have a fighting chance in today’s society , I want to bring purpose and meaning to my life. My goals are to give my life some meaning to make my family proud and

Some of us in the world may have problems with reading, spelling, and other academics. You might not know why they cannot read or spell as well as you can because they have a disorder. This disorder is called dyslexia. People with dyslexia struggle with: listening, reading, writing, spelling, and even handwriting. However, having dyslexia doesn’t mean that they are not intelligent. Some of the greatest minds in the world have or had dyslexia. One of the most fascinating reasons for dyslexia is the dominate ear. Even though they may be different doesn’t mean that they are stupid. (Hotz, Sollier)

Growing, developing and learning are the facts of life for all children. Each day children are faced with many new concepts and various challenges. Can you imagine how it feels for a child to face not only new challenges life has, but to face these challenges while living with a learning disability? These challenges are met not just when they begin school either. Students suffer from learning disabilities from the moment they begin learning, not when they start school. Learning disabilities are real and they affect millions of people. “One such disability that affects over approximately 15 percent of the total American population is dyslexia” ( Nosek 5).

When my mom told me that I had dyslexia I didn’t completely understand what it meant, all I knew at the time was that I couldn’t read as fast as the other kids. It was especially hard to stand up in front of a class to read and just stumble/stutter through a paragraph out of our literature books. My parents weren't just concerned about how slow I read, but they were also worried about how it would affect my self confidence around others. The first thing that my parents did when they found out I had dyslexia was to educate themselves on the subject. Then they began to coordinate with my teachers on what would benefit me most in my classes when it came to reading.

One of my primary focuses was to find out how different literatures dealt with Dyslexia and how best to support the child. Dyslexia can be described from a number of different perspectives as we see in Ball et al (2007) who explain that it can be “how one learns (Cognition), what parts of the brain are involved (neurology), what genes are involved (genetics) and behaviour (p14). Their book entitled ‘Dyslexia: An Irish perspective’ is very relevant to my research as it gives a great insight into the history of the special education sector in Ireland. It also looks into some of the key debates that are facing the educational sector today.