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Many folks with dyslexia or other learning disabilities come to believe that they are ‘defective’ in some way. They often think they are ’stupid.’ In my experience, this is not the case at all….they just have trouble with one or more specific tasks, but can be highly intelligent.
You might find this link interesting with a list of famous people with dyslexia.
Sometimes, they will have what I call a ‘defectiveness complex.’ In other words, they interpret most of their actions and things that happen in the world as more evidence that they are defective on some level. A ‘complex’ has an overiding effect on interpretation of events, and is often strongly defended. So, someone with a defectiveness complex will reject any and all information to points to the fact that they are not defective, and automatically accept any evidence that may point to the fact that they are defective.
These kind of complexes often take years of treatment and direct challenges to change. But, they can be changed. A person can come to believe that they are intelligent and effective in many areas of life, while having difficulty in one specific area. Again, this takes a lot of challenges to the complex and a lot of evidence which contradicts the notion that a person is ‘defective.’ It also helps to understand the origin of this type of thinking, and how information is filtered through the ‘complex.’
This type of ‘complex’ can develop in other ways than dyslexia, or a learning disability, and I will write more on this in the future.
Many children are on medication for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. In many cases, medication can be avoided. There are a number of promising alternative treatments to medication, which I plan to discuss in future posts. In this post, I plan to discuss a most unusual and unexpected treatment.
The cerebellum is a part of the brain that lies roughly at the back of the brain and underneath the visual cortex. Early research found the cerebellum to be involved in balance, motor coordination, equilibrium, and posture. More recent research has implicated the cerebellum in a more broad range of cognitive and mental functioning, particularly attention, language and music processing, and other sensory processing.
Astronauts are known to develop a form of temporary dyslexia as a result of prolonged weightlessness, which is treated with having the astronauts perform a number of tasks involving balance and motor coordination. These techniques are thought to have their effects of cerebellar processing. The techniques were adapted for use with children suffering from dyslexia. A recent study provided astonishing evidence of the programs effectiveness, although future research remains to be conducted to validate the technique. Notably, the study found a great improvement in concentration for children with ADHD who were being treated for dyslexia. Improvements were found in 80% of the children involved in the program.
http://www.dore.co.uk/cure.aspx
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