General Symptoms of Special Learning Disability
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There may be a delay in speech.
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In words with close syllables, the sounds are mixed. (Like “this” instead of “water”)
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Failure to tie shoes.
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Right-left mixes.
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Both hands are used while doing a job, there is no clear choice about the hand to be used.
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Difficulty is experienced in learning letters and sounds in the alphabet.
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The concepts of time and direction are confused.
During the school period:
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Reading is learned late and difficult.
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It reads slowly and incorrectly.
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Writing disorders are very common.
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Difficulty in math.
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Inability to learn the multiplication table is seen.
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Spelling and punctuation errors are made.
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d and b, p and b, etc. letters are mixed.
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There is a problem with reading comprehension.
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Letters are often confused when reading (“vineyard” instead of “mountain”, “shawl” instead of “raft”).
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The order of the letters is mixed (instead of "girl", "zik" or "izk", etc.).
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Similar words are confused with each other (“chain” instead of “fig”, “what” instead of “en”, etc.).
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Writing in reverse with mirror image.
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Some words are misspelled, syllables are skipped, syllables are read and written backwards.
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During reading aloud, the emphases are bumpy and punctuation marks are not visible.
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Phonological problems can be seen.
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The page is used incorrectly and irregularly, it is difficult to write between the lines.
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Words are written very spaced apart or very adjacent to each other.
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It is difficult to write letters consisting of round and straight lines.
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There is excessive disorder.
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Distraction or early forgetting may occur.
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It is written late and slow.
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Figures, symbols and signs are perceived and written in reverse. (like using "x" instead of "+")
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There is a lack of self-confidence.
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Problem-solving skills may be less developed.
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The failure rate in written exams is higher than in oral exams.
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Difficulty in using, comprehending and saying time.
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Difficulty is experienced in bringing the end of the sentences formed, generally short sentences are formed.
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They can be extremely mobile or, on the contrary, very stationary.
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They have trouble with problems that require more than one operation.
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Difficulty in perceiving abstract concepts.
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Difficulty in organizing, synthesizing and analyzing.
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There is a compatibility problem.
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There is slowness in visual and auditory perception.
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Motor coordination problems are experienced.