| What the problem is: |
What causes it to occur: |
How we correct it: |
Dyslexia
(Problems with reading) |
The dyslexic understands by creating mental
pictures of the word that they read. However, words like: the, be, am, was, etc., do not
allow the dyslexic to create a picture and therefore confusion occurs leading to
disorientation.
Phonetic reading styles are unsuccessful as a learning tool for Dyslexics and does nothing
to supply the missing pictures. |
We have the client create those non-picture
words in clay so they will have mental picture to correspond to the word in reading.
We allow the client to discover for themselves the feeling of being disoriented and
discover how to re-orient themselves. This opens up neural pathways never before used and
accurate perception is recognised.
When reading they will be able to move their eyes from left to right and they will
see the words in the proper order. |
Dysgraphia
(Problems with writing) |
Poor writing skills may have occurred because
the client was disoriented when being taught how to write the letters of the alphabet or
numbers, and words.
Different instruction, over a number of years that the dyslexic person has been educated,
has lead to a number of different mental images of letters, numbers and words superimposed
upon each other.
This leads to a lack of being able to make certain lines such as diagonals and curves.
Continuous mistakes and uncertainty cause stress resulting in tired fingers hands and
arms. |
We allow the client to discover for themselves
the feeling of being disoriented and discover how to re-orient themselves.
Overlapping, or superimposed images of letters, numbers, and words will be replaced by one
standard alphabet.
We show the client how to release the stress in their pencil grip. |
| Spelling |
Dyslexics, while in a disoriented state, can see
letters in a 3 dimensional arrangement.
This leads to inconsistency when the dyslexic does not even remember a word that they have
just read because their view of that word has changed.
Approximately, one out of six words is phonetically incorrect. So when they are taught a
spelling rule i.e.: "... i after e except after c" this may be he case for some
words but not for others. |
Again the emphasis is put on correcting their
disorientation.
When reading they will be able to move their eyes from left to right and they will
see the words in the proper order, and becoming familiar with the letters of each word and
their proper order.
We have the client create these words in clay as well as clay model of the meaning of the
word. Through this process, the child learns and remembers the correct sequence of the
letters in the word. |
ADD
(Attention Deficit Disorder) |
When we ask a child to pay attention, it may
seem an easy task to accomplish. When people are ADD, they are very aware of everything in
their environment.
By forcing someone with ADD to concentrate on one thing only, which then leads towards
tiredness being experienced, and yawning. |
Within a few hours, each client shall be able to
understand when disorientation occurs and will be able to maintain a concentration level
not achievable previously. |
| While some people can estimate time with
accuracy, the time clock on people with ADD can be either sped up or slowed down. Have you
ever experienced the feeling that time has flown by or something is taking too long to
happen but only a short time has elapsed. |
By understanding in their orientated state, ADD
clients will be able to control their natural distortion of time. |
| The dyslexic/ADD person sometimes shows symptoms
of being bored or a lack of enthusiasm. This occurs because they are generally picture
thinkers. Picture thinkers think like a movie film. Lots of images occur in a short period
of time. This is why they are so creative and extremely gifted problem solvers. |
Each client is shown and experiences the
"gift" while learning
To achieve this, the client will create concepts of order, time, and other relevant
concepts in clay. |
ADHD
(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) |
This is a combination of the inability to sit still, and the
symptoms listed see ADD above.
The sense of movement and balance are not correct and are distorted. When asked to sit
still for an extended period of time, they will feel nausea. |
Using the skills experienced in the program, coupled with a
drug free environment, the symptoms experienced by the ADD will be diminished. |
Dyscalculia
(Problems with math) |
When a client has trouble with sequencing or counting,
memorising formulas rather than understanding, number reversal, extreme concentration with
math work, general difficulty with math, this fall under the context of Dyscalculia
Disorientation causes the client experience the mathematical problems inconsistently. With
no sense of time, and order, the math cannot be mastered.
If numbers and formulas are simply symbols, rather than real concepts, then math can only
be learned through memorisation not understanding. |
By mastering the numerals, time and understanding order v's
disorder, with a hands on activity of creation, the symptoms of dyscalculia will be
minimised when the client is required to be on point |
Dyspraxia
(Problems with coordination) |
The symptoms of Dyspraxia are frequent accidents, clumsiness,
dizziness, a poor sense of direction, have a misperception of the sounds around them, and
others. These cause the client to be disorientated, and have an inaccurate perception of
the actual events around them. |
They will quickly be able to know when they are
disorientated, and will be able to orientate themselves in relation to the true facts and
conditions with balance and knowing when they are on point. |
Dysmapia
(Problems with direction) |
Symptoms: Easily lost, left-right confusion, difficulty
reading maps or finding places, North-south-east-west confusions.
Caused by:
1.A dyslexic comprehends by picturing the meanings of words. Words such as: left, right,
up, down, north, south, etc. aren't pictured and result in confusion.
2.When disoriented reading maps is very difficult. It is also hard to orient oneself to
"North", etc. |
The client, as like clients with other symptoms, will create
pictures for the confusing words using clay models.
They will be able to recognise when they are disoriented or off point, and will learn how
to orient themselves or go on point. Clay is used to master the meaning of direction. |
Nocturnal Enuresis
(Problems with bedwetting) |
Most clients fins that they are still wetting the bed
frequently after they have turned 5 years old and up until they have turned 11 or 12 years
old. They can dream of going to the bathroom in their conscience and wake up in a wet bed. |
The client is shown how they perceive if they are in the
bathroom wanting to go to the bathroom or not. Once the client is orientated, we have them
check their orientation point prior to going to sleep. |
