CHYS 2P35 Study Guide - Final Guide: Doublecortin, Reading Disability, Temporal Lobe
21 Dec 2015
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80% of ld"s are reading disabilities actual impairment that incapacitates (language, visual, math, reading, etc. ) limits one"s ability to function or perform as an average individual would prevents learning without outside help/therapy typically, long-term: ex. Aphasia (loss of language due to brain damage or dysfunction) reading is a complex, not a natural, process that is learned. Affects brains ability to receive, process, analyse and store information. Obstacles that do not effect general intelligence (iq: ex. Academic learning disabilities persisting for at least 6 months (regardless of intervention) Personal achievement in at least 1/3 domains is substantially lower that expected for their age. Confirmed by individual administered standardized intelligence tests of language, reading, spelling and arithmetic skills. Domains: impaired reading/understanding, written expression and understanding of mathematics (understanding numbers, and mathematical reasoning) Rd associated with minor dysfunction in superior temporal lobe and posterior parental regions. Fmri show consistent under-activation in left hemisphere and over-activation in the right.
