Hello, hivers I am not a medical practitioner but a little research brought me to this little presentation.
Most people blame children and even adults for poor performance in their academics.
Most people who are addressed as dumb are not what they are addressed as.
In most cases, it is not the fault of the person been accused. The person is ignorant of a particular disease that can affect anyone.
Most children who themselves in such situation needs the help of people around them instead of scolding.
Scolding such people can make them go down even more in their performance.
But have you ever sit to ask why some of these people are faced with such?
Have you heard of the disease called DYSLEXIA?
A deadly disease that is barely known by so many people.
A disease that has led to so many children losing their self-esteem because whenever they try, they fail and that has even stopped them from trying so many things because of the fear of failing.
Use of words like DUMB-ASS kills them internally seeing ever of their effort as meaningless.
Dyslexia is a disease that makes the brain act slowly, it delays information in the brain and that makes the person slow in all he or she does academically.
It's caused as a result of transfer genes either from the parent or any other member of the family. So you can see that it's not the fault of the child it is built in the child and can only be controlled but can not be cured totally.
SYMPTOMS.
- Difficulty in memorising even simple stuff.
- Difficulty in spelling.
- Difficulty in understanding.
- There is always a speech delay when one is affected by such a disease.
- There is the inability to recognise words and even alphabets, which makes reading difficult for such people.
TREATMENT
Most people who are affected with dyslexia can do well in their academics, this can only be achieved if they are tutored on special occasions with special skills or programs.
These are some of the ways such people can be helped.
- Help them learn through audio means of teaching this will serve as an alternative to reading. Since they find it difficult to understand words listening to the words will go a long way to help them.
provide typing aids to substitute writing, this will help them recognise the alphabet fast.
Use of apps in form of games can also help these people do better in the act of learning.
Use of ruler help such children to read in a straight line without mixing lines and words and it can also help them stay focused while reading.
Mind you kids grow into adults so it's not only found in kids but it can also be found in adults.
Please help these people achieve their goals.
Stop scolding them hard. Love them.