2006-10-10 16:09:18 · 9 answers · asked by tsk! 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
dyslexia is an impairement in children with normal intelligence that creates difficulties for them while reading. check out the website:http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dyslexia/dyslexia.htm
ADHD is when kids of 6 years and up cannot sit still in class and follow teacher's commands and do not concentrate on their work.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm
2006-10-10 16:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dyslexia is a perception disorder. That perception can be both auditory ( hearing, but not being able to comprehend), and visual (seeing but not being able to comprehend). It can also manifest in the inability to do step processes such as math problems. Dyslexia usually worst ens with stress, or fatigue. The affects can sometimes be lessened with medication. But not always.
Attention Deficit - Hyperactivity is an inability to slow down and concentrate on things for more than a few seconds, or minutes at a time. Usually can be controlled with medication.
2006-10-10 16:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by Thursdays 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dyslexia is where some words or letters are backwards..like a "b" to us might look like a "d' to someone with dyslexia...attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD is where you have a had time focusing on things...and you are very hyper and just go go go all the time..
2006-10-10 16:16:50 · answer #3 · answered by lylitalianbeauty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dyslexia means that what you see might be processed by your brain as being reversed... easiest way to explain... a b might appear as a p and a d might appear as a q... makes processing what you are reading very tedious and hinders coherent comprehension... not the end of the road though, former Vice President and Governor of New York Nelson A. Rockerfeller was so dyslexic all his life, he had a reader by his side constantly
ADD or ADHD describes a set of behaviors that hamper functionality... disorganization, inability to respond appropriately to authority, procrastination, lots of start up but no follow through, an ability to hyperfocus on something that interests you but a complete inability to focus on boring, mundane tasks... folks like this usually are considered high average to superior in intelligence and creative thinkers... they venture that Ben Franklin would be diagnosable with ADD if he were around today... many actors have been diagnosed with me... and metooalso :)
2006-10-10 16:18:57 · answer #4 · answered by dornalune 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's a misconception that only letters are flipped or transposed, but dyslexia is a developmental problem in which the brain does not know how to comprehend or understand syntax, composition, etc. So even words as simple as cat...are difficut...e.g. there are three phonemes in the words cat....C - A - T. ...C makes the "k" sound etc. etc....dyslexics have a problem with understanding those phonetic concepts...and of course other problems...
2006-10-10 16:22:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure about the dyslexia but the adhd is where you can't seem to sit still and are always on the move and always hyper.Its not a bad thing at all my son has it.
2006-10-10 16:20:01 · answer #6 · answered by neonecaretotalk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
add and adhd are similar adhd is when ur mind is hyper and cant process thoughts easily because u have trouble concentrating, my step daughter was on straterra for this and it helped considerably
dyslexia is when you read, speak or write switching letters in your words, and not from casual fast typing online
2006-10-10 16:30:43 · answer #7 · answered by JoAnne H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ADHD: i not exactly sure, but i know that it does not mean you are crazy or psycho. but it makes it difficult to pay attention to stuff.
Jamie Oliver has ADD
2006-10-10 16:16:14 · answer #8 · answered by CoolCrab 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is such a simple question to answer, Ummm..
What were we talkin about again?
2006-10-10 16:21:57 · answer #9 · answered by fantasticopinionsfree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋