PANTHERS CAUSES OF DYSLEXIA. MEMBERS Levent Doğan Metin Pulat Nihal Dağdelen Selin Tolunay.

PANTHERS

CAUSES OF DYSLEXIA

MEMBERS

Levent Doğan

Metin Pulat

Nihal Dağdelen

Selin Tolunay

TOPICS

• What is Dyslexia?

• What are the brain activities in a dyslexic brain?

• What are the causes of dyslexia?

• How are people aware of dyslexia?

• What kind of law do some countries have about dyslexia?

INTRODUCTION

What is dyslexia?

• The term of dyslexia

• Definition of dyslexia

• Difficulties for dyslexic children

• Neurobiological in origin

What are the brain activities in a dyslexic brain?

CAUSES

What are the causes of dyslexia?• Genetic Factors

• Magnocellur Visual System

• Cerebellar Deficit Hypothesis

• Phonological Processing

• Acquired Dyslexia

• Problem with prenatal period

GENETIC FACTORS

• Dyslexic father = 40% chance

• 6th chromosome

MAGNOCELLUR VİSUAL SYSTEM

•Magnocellur and Parvocells

CEREBELLAR DEFICIT HYPOTHESIS

• Automizing repeated action

PHONOLOGİCAL PROCESSİNG

• Hearing only Word itself

ACQUİRED DYSLEXİA

• Acquired the condition

• Brain injuries

PROBLEM WİTH PRENATAL PERİOD

• Malnutrition

• Infections

• Medical drugs

HOW ARE PEOPLE AWARE OF DYSLEXİA?

• Awareness of parents

• Schools role for awareness in USA and Turkey

LAW

• For T.R. Ministry of Health-Disabilities Rates Ruler

20-30% of dylexic > disability

• In USA

Prevalence rates 10-15%

Several States have rules and law,but several not

LET’S TEST YOURSELF FOR DYSLEXIA

• Vinegrad Test

Average 12.7=dyslexic

Average 4.4=no dyslexic

To test more,

http://www.akademidisleksi.com/online-disleksi-testi/2/

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