Can all learning difficulties be classed as dyslexia and vice versa?

Question

and how does dyslexia differ from other learning difficulties?
The basis of the question is, should certain learning difficulties be specifically classified as dyslexia or not?

Answer 1

No,

there are an awful lot of variations..

Dyslexia
Dyspraxia
Semantic Pragmatic Disorder
Autism
Asperger's Syndrome
ADHD
ADD
Dyscalculia

To name but a few, it's a very complex field, and should only be diagnosed by specialists in their field, i.e Psychologists etc

Sometimes people can have more than one difficulty

Dyslexia tends to affect reading spelling and writing abilities most.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

Dyslexia seems to be the buzz word at the moment, it is all too easy to label somebody as having dyslexia. Dyslexia is almost like cross wires, where if you want one thing to happen, the total opposte does instead. for instance, my brother has dyslexia, if he wants to write a b, he will more than likely write a d instead.
For the sake of ease and diagnosis, many proffessionals will lable learning difficulties as dyslexia, however, even dyslexia has its individual denominations. People with learning difficulties should all be treated and assisted as individuals, each difficulty has its own patterns just as each person has different needs.
The problem with generalising, is that things will be looked over, one common misconception is that dyspraxia is dyslexia, when in fact they are 2 totally different conditions. Dypraxia is more co-ordination and motor skills based, dyslexia is more written and understanding based. Many people would argue that dyspraxia is actually a physical disability rather than a learning difficulty, its startling how often the 2 are mistaken for each other.

Answer 3

Many intellegent people have dyslexia. I don't classify it as being a learning disability at all. It is a different way of processing words, and the way we are taught is not the best way a dyslexic person should be taught. A dyslexic person puts a picture to a word. As you may know some of the key words we use you can't visualize a word to.(i.e. put, know, that,did etc.)Unlike cat,dog, rain, and other nouns. On top of that, their words float and letters cover up one another like changing the fonts on your computer. Now knowing this, do you still want to classify a dyslexic as having a true learning disability. I think they are very gifted and have probably made your life easier or more enjoyable. Do some research on people that have dyslexia, and I bet you will be shocked.

Answer 4

No dyslexia is one problem with a few problems for dyslectics one is when the right and left side of the Brain switch when reading so fore eg the word dog becomes (god) and the word how becomes (woh) numbers are good ones 19 looks like (91) 44 stays the same 44 I have been dyslectic from birth and have found that most dyslectics have the ability to understand other problems better than most other people and lead great lives and are very Quick in the witted department sorry fore any spelling mistakes. Just like to say good answer to the thekray

Answer 5

While there are many forms of dyslexia, it is not the only learning disability. It can be at the root of many other disabilities.
Dyslexia is a visual impairment and the person is unable to see (or focus) without some aid (sometimes it is as simple as changing the background color).

Not being able to read due to dyslexia can prevent learning in many areas.

Answer 6

Dyslexia is a very specific learning difficulty and should not be classified with other learning difficulties. The term as used today is a catch-all phrase that is too easy to bandy about and really defines nothing,

Answer 7

dyslexia is one of many learning disablilites, and it has to do with the inability to read correctly. there are many more learning disabilities, some have to do with math, some with comprehension, some with spelling, etc. I'm a bit confused by your question. Yes, if a person is having difficulties learning and they fit the criteria for having dyslexia, they should be classified as dyslexic...if they don't fit it but they fit another, they should be classified as having a different learning disorder.

Answer 8

Dyslexia is classed as a learning difficulty however I believe it's classified as insuficient to warrant disability living allowance. It may sound like an old fashioned thing to do but her best next step is to visit the citizen's advice bureau. It sound like she may be able to qualify for some form of benefit based on her entire situation and there's no-one better equipped to answer her honestly. Hope this helps and good luck.

Answer 9

no,dyslexia is a type of leaning difficulty.dyslexia its self has several form's some being very common to rare ones.it can be either words or numbers.some suffers might have trouble reading words or numbers or it might be their reading is OK and they have trouble writing them down.mine is that i can't create words IE spell .but only new words.i remember my all my words and can learn new words but if you asked me to spell a word I'd never come across I'd not be able to form it in the way a normal person would be sounding the sounds etc.its not rare for people with dyslexia to be talented in other areas such as manual dexterity,music or even the opposite of their problem I'm quite good with numbers but my memory is my best asset.it seems the brain compensates its self. Albert Einstein was a dyslexic.

Answer 10

No, there are many different kinds of problems. Dyslexia is where the brain has a problem interpreting words. My son has a problem with numbers, which has been diagnosed as discalcula. There are many different problems.