What I hope you take away from sharing these intimate details as an undiagnosed autistic child is to check in with all of your students, but also your student that has a reputation of โbeing quietโ or is viewed as a โmodel studentโ. Itโs important to look beyond what is physically in front of you, and to learn how to support needs that are expressed invisibly.
The criteria she is talking about are the ten brain domains affected by prenatal alcohol exposure. Weโve been mislead as to how FASD is caused.ย FASD isnโt caused purely by alcoholism. We now know that even small amounts of alcohol, early in pregnancy, can cause differences.
A staggering 20% percent of Americans have dyslexia that is 14.5 to 43.5 million. Dyslexia is a learning disability that makes it difficult to read, write, and spell no matter how hard the person tries or intelligent he or she is. This makes it difficult to comprehend while reading and this can impede vocabulary growth.ย
