Learning differences (DYS)

• DLD (dysphasia) DLD, developmental language disorder (formerly dysphasia), is a lasting difficulty using language, in comprehension, in expression, or both. The brain processes language differently, and each person has their own profile… View the explanations
• Dysarthria Dysarthria is speech made difficult to articulate, because of a problem with the muscles that produce the voice. The words are there, but the pronunciation is slow, choppy, or unclear. This can mean: a weak or slightl… View the explanations
• Dyscalculia Dyscalculia makes the relationship with numbers and arithmetic lastingly difficult, while reasoning itself works very well elsewhere. Counting, comparing quantities, setting out a calculation or telling the time can stay… View the explanations
• Dysgraphia Dysgraphia affects the act of writing itself. Forming letters demands constant effort, writing is slow and tiring, and its legibility varies from one line to the next, sometimes within a single word. The content is not t… View the explanations
• Dyslexia Dyslexia makes decoding written text lastingly costly, even though intelligence and curiosity are intact. Letters blur together or seem to move, and reading calls on energy that most people do not need to spend. Reading … View the explanations
• Dysorthographia Dysorthographia is a lasting difficulty with spelling, often associated with dyslexia. The rule can be perfectly known and the same mistake still come back, several times on the same word. It is neither laziness nor a la… View the explanations
• Dyspraxia Dyspraxia, also called developmental coordination disorder, makes planning movements difficult. Tying laces, writing, cutting, catching a ball: what most people do without thinking demands full concentration here. The re… View the explanations
• Stuttering Stuttering is a disruption in the flow of speech. The person knows what they want to say, but certain words get stuck, repeat, or stretch out despite them. You may notice: repeated syllables (h-h-house), sounds that… View the explanations
• Word-finding difficulty Word-finding difficulty is trouble retrieving the right word, even though you know it. The person knows what they want to say, can picture the object, but the word stays "on the tip of the tongue" far more often than ave… View the explanations

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