What is Autisum

Autism- is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders, characterized by social impairments, communication difficulties and restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior.

"Autism Spectrum Support Group." Autism Spectrum Support Group. Terri Griest, 1 Apr. 2014. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. (For the Picture) 

Symptoms- 
1. A delay in learning to talk, or not talking at all a child may seem to be deaf, even though hearing tests are normal. 
2. Many children with autism have below normal intelligence. 
3.Teenagers with autism often become depressed and have a lot of anxiety especially if they have below average or above average intelligence.

                                                      4. Some children get a seizure disorder such as epilepsy by their teen                                                                      years. 

Limited interest in activity and (or) play-

1. younger children often focus on parts of toys rather than playing with the whole toy. 

2. Older children and even adults may be fascinated by certain topics like trading cards or license plates.

In this video a mother has two children with autism. It goes through what the parents do for there children. 

"What Happens to Kids with Autism When They Grow Up? - Moms Matter - March 11, 2013." YouTube. YouTube, 11 Mar. 2013. Web. 21 Apr. 2014

Communication, interactions and relationships-

1.A child may never speak or he or she may often repeat a certain phrase over and over. 

2.A child may have trouble making eye contact. People with autism may have a hard time understanding someone Else's feelings such as pain or sadness. 

Ranges- 

Not everybody with autism have the same difficulties. Some may have a more severe diagnosis. Two people with autism spectrum disorder may not act alike or have the same skills. Some people with autism are especially good at music, computers, or art just like other teens. Others may have trouble with speech, balance, or coordination. 

Causes of Autism- 

Doctors and researchers don't fully understand what causes autism. Scientists believe it has something to do with genes and environmental factors. New research has found that people are more likely to have a spectrum disorder if someone else in their family has one but this doesn't necessarily mean that autism is passed down from parents to children. Some studies suggest that something in the environment could make kids more likely to develop a spectrum disorder, but so far scientists haven't identified what that thing may be. Other studies have suggested that autism could be cause by viruses, allergies, or vaccines, but none of these theories have been scientifically proven. Most of the scientific studies on vaccines have  found no link between vaccines and autism. Scientist have proven that autism is contagious. 

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Hyperlexia? Is that even a real thing?

Yes there is such a thing as Hyperlexia. Hyperlexia is when a student can read significantly above there grade level and usually has social problems.  students who have hyperlexia are fascinated with letters and numbers but, have a hard time worn spoken instructions they rather just read it for them self.  Many patents are told that there child has a condition known as Aspergers. Asperges is similar to autism but, still has it's differences. A student with Asperges will have very little interest in things, socially awkward, coordination problems, and can be skilled or talented in one thing. They will also freak out if they do something out of order. Hyperlexia is just when a student or adult can read significantly above there reading level. It had nothing to do with being clumsy or freaking out when they put on there shirt before there pants such a student or adult worn Asperges. Many parents are told that there child has Asperges when the could really has hyperlexia. Thank you to Learning Rx for some of the info click here to go to their website. Also thanks to About.com For even more information. Click here to go to about.com

An example of who would have Hyperlexia is Brick Heck. A character on the TV series The Middle that comes on Wednesday at 7 P.M on ABC.

Brick Heck is character in the comedy T.V series The Middle,that is currently in the sixth grade. He has an obsession with books and has social problems. In every episode he always has a book or reading something, even telling his family about crazy facts he learns from his books. When he was in elementary school he was in social skills classes with other kids who had social problems. In one episode his parents was called into the principles office for skipping class. When Brick comes home that day his parents asked where he was all day. He replied saying that he had been at school and showed his parents all his recent grades that he has received in his classes. At this points his parents where confused, and went back up to the school the next day. Brick was then called into the office to explain where he had been all this time. Turns out that he had misunderstood his sisters advice about being in middle school. His sister said that middle school was different because of you didn't like a teacher or a certain class it was okay because you are going to switch classes. The principle and his parents were completely confused by this point. Turns out Brick has switched his classes around by, taking Spanish 3 instead of Spanish 1, and taking a higher level of math. The principle had to explain that he could not change classes like that, what his sister meant is that it's different than elementary school because you don't have the same teacher all day long. Why I think that this character has hyperlexia is because, he always has a book in his hand or doing something way above his level such as doing Spanish 3.
Here is the link to the Abc website to view episodes of The Middle on the Internet.

For the picture of Brick Heck 

"Writer's Flow." Cdogg101: This May Very Well Be My Favorite Kid... N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2014.

For the information above 

"Brain Training:." Brain Training. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2014
Hyperlexia." About.com Gifted Children. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2014.

How I found out about my LD.

In the first grade I always had a problem in school. With math, reading, grammar and even speaking sometimes. My parents had no idea what was going on, they had a parent teacher meeting and even meetings with the school principal.  They came to conclusion that I needed to be home schooled.  That following year was my second grade year and I became home schooled I went to a building on Tuesdays and Thursdays to meet with a teacher and have my language class. During that time my family went through a tough time, my parents got divorced, had to move from friends,and I was no longer allowed to go back up to my language class. That August my mom enrolled me in a public school once again. I had to do testing to see what grade I should be in because I was home schooled before. The principle at my new school said I could go onto third grade but my test scores showed that I might have an L.D. My mom had suspected but was told not to worry. The principle suggested to go to a place called Scottish Rite Hospital to get more testing done. Later that week my mom rented a hotel near Scottish Rite and we made a mini vacation out of it. Later that August I had started school and my mom had received a call from the hospital with the results. My mother and I went to go talk to the doctor about the results. He said that I had ADHD or severe Dyslexia and that he would have to do further testing and a scan of my brain.

Two weeks later my mother and I went back up to the hospital to see what those test results were. He had told us that I had both ADHD and Dyslexia but I was leaning more toward the dyslexic side. He also had said that I needed to be put on medication to help and that because I was dyslexic didn't mean I was stupid and to tell the school I did not need to be in those special classes. The doctor also said that I was a very smart girl and that I just learned in a different way. He leaned over to me and said don't let anybody tell you that you are stupid they said the same thing to Einstein and he was a genius, I have told many children that they have dyslexia and they hide it and are ashamed of it. I never really knew what he meant by that when he told me that. Now I understand what he means not to hide my disability. Being dyslexic is not anything horrible or something to be ashamed about. Dyslexia is something serious, children suffer from this and think that there is something wrong with them. There is absolutely nothing wrong with you, just because you have a hard time reading, doing simple math,or have trouble with grammar does not mean you're stupid. There are things you can do to help you. You might not have good grades and be the smartest in your class your different for a reason. Don't hide it and let people tell you are stupid you never know you can be the next Einstein!

Here is a test online to see if you have Dyslexia or not.
This Video from You Tube has people describing what there life is like to have ADHD or dyslexia.

Here is an online test to see if you have ADHD or not.  
 For the Picture above:  Focusegd. "Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children." FocusEGD, Wayfinding, Design. Focusegd, n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2014.

Difficulty with studing?

Have you ever had a hard time with studing? Never knew really how to study? Well your in for a treat im going to tell you about some studing tips that has help me.
1. Have a giant calender in the hoise that everyone can see.
-you can put the day you recive something
-the day something is due
2. If you have a big project comming up put it on the calender.
-put the day you got the project on rhe calender
-then put the date rhat ot is due
3. Highlighting
- highlighting you notes with diffrent colors such as yellow are the name of people,orange is imprtant dates,blue is important authors pr good points.
4. Flash cards
-yes I know they take forever but once you do them you always have them and going though flash card at least everyday until the test will help tremendously
5. Make things fun
-have a subject that just doesnt peak your intrest? Make a game out of it! Play with your friends or family and will never know your studing.
6. Music
- studies show that losting to music helps the brain grasp things, like if you listen to your favorite song you will think of something you were suppose to remember.

Thanks you guys for reading my blog! If you have any comments or ideas please leave them in the commemt box below!

Thank to Yale for some tips.

http://dyslexia.yale.edu/DYS_Student2Student.html

Famous People With Learning Disabilites

Can you name at least five famous people with a learning disability? You would be really surprised on how many people that are really popular that have learning disabilities.

Five famous people I know of that have dyslexia are;
1)Keira Knightley 

  

She has stared in famous movies such as The Pirates of the Caribbean. At the age of six her mother bribed her if she read everyday she would get her an agent.  "Shakespeare Solved." : Keira Knightley & Shakespeare. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2014.



2) Whoopi Goldberg 


Whoopi was a high school drop out. She was told all her life
that she never could "meet the standards". Whoopi said she knew she was not stupid, if you read to her she could tell every single detail about that story.
"Whoopi Goldberg." Hollywood Star Walk. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2014.






3) Jay Leno 
Jay was a child who made poor grades all through school. He gave credit to his career on his dyslexia. He is now a former host of The The Tonight Show. 
"DID JON STEWART REALLY BEAT JAY LENO IN RATINGS?" Studio Briefing RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2014







4) Cher
Cher is also another high school drop out.
Who has also gone on to be a very talented
singer and actress. Cher had no idea she had dyslexia
until she went to go get her daughter tested.

"Dancing with Th Stars." Dancing with Th Stars. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2014

5) Red Bryant 
Red Bryant is a 2014 Super Bowl Champion. He also had a hard time all through school. To watch his interview about having dyslexia click here.

All this information came from CNN.com 
Allen, Scott, For More Mental_floss Articles, and Visit Mentalfloss.com. CNN. Cable News Network, 30 Oct. 2009. Web. 03 Feb. 2014

Do you?

Some people don't even know that they have a learning disability. If you would like to see the different types of learning disabilities click here.

Welcome!

Hello My Name is Nicole,

I will be posting about what it is like to be learning with a disability. I am a student in high school with dyslexia I will be talking about what it is and what school is like for students with learning disabilities. Dyslexia is more than just letters turning and switching. To get a better understanding of what dyslexia is watch this video.  

Ted-Ed. "What Is Dyslexia? - Kelli Sandman-Hurley." YouTube. YouTube, 15 July 2013. Web. 24 Jan. 2014.