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The “dys” family
All “dys” disorders are above all structural: they are the consequence of atypical brain development. But rest assured, children affected by these problems do not have mental retardation, sensory disturbances (deafness, blindness, motor disability), psychiatric problems or impaired desire for communication.
The 7 forms of DYS disorders:
- Dyslexia: learning disabilities to read
- Dysphrasia: language learning disabilities
- Dysgraphia: learning disabilities to draw and write
- Dysorthography: Spelling Learning Disabilities
- Dyscalculia: learning disability
- Dyspraxia: difficulties in performing gestures
- Dyschrony: difficulties in finding one’s bearings in time
The dyspraxia, is one of the most disabling psychomotor disorders. The capacities of perception, memory, attention and the ability to reason to process information are affected. In daily life, finalized voluntary gestures such as combing their hair or dressing are difficult to accomplish: the dyspraxic cannot automate the succession of gestures necessary to achieve the goal. Each time, it’s like it’s the first time.
In video: Dyspraxia
At five years old, your pitchoun still speaks poorly, has poor vocabulary, poor syntax and poor pronunciation. He nevertheless retains the desire to communicate but struggles to make himself understood … It is probably a question of dysphasia. This learning disability appears around the age of two or three and mainly affects boys.
Learning disabilities: the pros at your service
Don’t panic, going to a psychologist or neuropsychologist is not necessarily a bad sign, on the contrary! It can help to confirm and refine a diagnosis.
Do not hesitate to go to a multidisciplinary hospital center.
Another advantage: you will avoid being “tossed” from one practitioner to another.
Reference centers for language and / or learning disorders are located throughout France.
You can also contact early medico-social action centers (CAMSP) for children up to 5 years old. From the age of 6, you should rather contact a medical-psycho-educational center (CMPP).
Learning disabilities: help for the family and the child
Allowance for handicapped children: what is it?
The education allowance for the disabled child (AEEH) is in fact a family benefit, paid by social security, intended to compensate for the costs of education and care provided to the disabled child.
In fact, psychomotricity or occupational therapy sessions are not reimbursed as long as they are carried out within the liberal framework, that is to say outside public sector care centers. A frequent situation due to the too large number of patients faced with the limited number of practitioners working in these centers.
In practice, the amount of this basic allowance is allocated on a case-by-case basis and calculated on the basis of several criteria (cost of the child’s disability, of the cessation or reduction of the professional activity of one parents necessitated by the handicap, the hiring of a third person).
Learning disabilities: school aids …
The daily presence of an adult (AVS or educational assistant), engaged by this type of assistance, can be essential. In particular, he will help young disabled people to achieve what they cannot do on their own (write, move around, tidy up their belongings, etc.).
But be careful, school life assistants do not receive specific training to take care of children who have major problems with concentration, attention or communication.
As for educational assistants, their status was created thanks to a bill definitively adopted by the Senate in 2003. Their mission, among other things, is to help with the reception and the school integration of students. disabled and benefit from specific training to meet the needs of the students entrusted to them.
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