LDs

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Originally posted by jonb+Feb 12 2005, 02:44 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jonb &#064; Feb 12 2005, 02:44 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>

Originally posted by someone2004uk@Feb 11 2005, 09:50 AM
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@Feb 11 2005, 10:14 AM
Dystymia here and I also have worked in Special Education for the past 11 years.

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I&#39;m intreged, what exactly is Dystymia?

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Dysthymia is a mood disorder, like manic depression, only without the mania. Not normally considered a learning disability, but it can be difficult to get dysthymic students to study, or do anything for that matter. (That&#39;s depression for you.)

Sweet Caroline -- There&#39;s a particular type of dyslexia specifically for math; it&#39;s called dyscalculia.

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I suffer from chronic dysthymia and it affects my learning for sure... I have dropped out of studies before from bouts of depression, I have very little interest in studying and become tired and get on a real downer when I have to study anything or read any boring shit. My mood swings also make me get bored easily and I can&#39;t focus on much for too long, I am a typical scatter brain in that sense. I repeated my 12th year at school coz I did not finish it the first time and dropped out of my first uni studies coz of it too. IN addition my assignments are always late... but as I am quite clever I manage to get through some how, this year I am doing my final 4 units of my MBA.... I just hope that I can focus a little so that I can get through it.

jaajaa

 

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Sweet Caroline -- There&#39;s a particular type of dyslexia specifically for math; it&#39;s called dyscalculia.

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Hey, you really know your disorders.... Yeah, my dyslexia is mostly dyscalculia but, its just transpositional. I&#39;ve really got none of the other symptoms of dyscalcuila like problems with time, or mathmatical concepts etc. I also have some issues with words/letters. I just find it easier to call it all dyslexia as most people have never heard of the other....


Carrie

 

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Sweet Caroline--what you described sounds like dyslexia to me. Transposing letter, numbers or symbols is dyslexia.

Dyscalculia is an inability to calculate and do math as a whole.

Dysgraphia being an inability to perform the physical mechanics of writing.

Etc.


Lex--MS in Special Ed, circa 1997.

 

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Sweet Caroline: Yeah.... I&#39;ve talked with several different Docs/specialists/etc over the years, some say dislexia, some say discalculia, some say a bit of both, some say neither, you&#39;re just lazy.....

Whatever it&#39;s called or whatever the reason, it&#39;s a problem with trasposing characters and it usually happens with numbers. I just consider myslef lucky as it&#39;s quite mild and more often than not I catch it....

Carrie

 

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hung_big: I&#39;m surprised at how so many people on this site has Learning Disorders. It&#39;s quite amazing how the forum with the most intillects on it has the most people with learning disabilities, as far as I know. And, as it seems, alot of the time there are people with learning disabilities that are intillects.

I commend all of you for living your life like nothing is wrong. I commend you for pulling youselves up and not let any of your disabilities get in the way of your daily life.

My hats are off to you&#33;

Note: I don&#39;t have any LD&#39;s, as far as I know (which isn&#39;t far )

 

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hung_big: I&#39;m surprised at how so many people on this site has Learning Disorders. It&#39;s quite amazing how the forum with the most intillects on it has the most people with learning disabilities, as far as I know. And, as it seems, alot of the time there are people with learning disabilities that are intillects.

I commend all of you for living your life like nothing is wrong. I commend you for pulling youselves up and not let any of your disabilities get in the way of your daily life.

My hats are off to you&#33;

Note: I don&#39;t have any LD&#39;s, as far as I know (which isn&#39;t far )