Archive for April, 2008

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: IS IT A LEARNING DISABILITY?

The following paragraphs summarize the work of ADHD experts who are completely familiar with all the aspects of ADHD. Heed their advice to avoid any ADHD surprises.

When we talk of the term ’learning disability’ then what we generally mean is that it is a perceptual disability like other disabilities such as autism or visual processing disorder, or dyslexia auditory disability. It should not be treated as a learning disability. Anyone who has ADD is perfectly capable of understanding and using the available information. Hence it cannot be considered as a learning disability.

ADD doesn’t really obstruct the learning process although it is combined with all other disabilities most of the time. A small child who is suffering from ADD can take in the information he sees and then he can process it and even keep it in his memory just like normal human beings. The only problem is attracting his attention for long enough so that he may take in the information to begin with.

He has problems in school and also in general but this can’t be treated as a disability of any kind. Once the treatment for his ADD problem starts, his performance in school shoots up. But sometimes, a person who has ADD problem might not be having any difficulty in his education at all. It is different from person to person.

Is everything making sense so far? If not, I’m sure that with just a little more reading, all the facts will fall into place.

But we must remember that there are other disabilities, especially, in very small pre school children, They might have problems in understanding sounds and words and may have some speech problems too. Those kids who are of reading writing age may experience reading, writings and mathematical and spelling problems. Similarly Dyslexia, which is reading disorder, is very common among children having ADD. But it must be kept in mind that it is not necessary that all the children may have these problems.

Some difficulties may arise in ADD affected children but here there are various ways of improving the situation. Most of them are benefited by a fixed schedule, by having the same time for all the activities. They are weak in remembering things, so routine work helps them. The habit developed by repetition of activity helps them.

Similarly, if you keep things in a fixed place then they find it easier to remember it. They can even be helped by binders and planners for the activities they have to undertake. It helps them in being organized.

In class, if the teacher has an interactive attitude instead of giving a lecture then the child manages to give more attention to the work in hand and his frequency of distractions may go down.
Thus, you must remember that a child, inspire of having this disorder can grow into a successful person.

Take time to consider the points presented above. What you learn may help you overcome your hesitation to take action.

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Aikido: It’s All About Practicing The Art Of Peace

Would you like to find out what those-in-the-know have to say about Aikido? The information in the article below comes straight from well-informed experts with special knowledge about Aikido.

An art influenced by the religion of Omoto-Kyo, founded by the philosophy and spirituality that influences the religion is the martial art of Aikido. The founder of Aikido is Morihei Ueshiba. By itself the word Aikido is derived from three Japanese words that mean joining, spirit and way or Ai, Ki and Do. An easier way would be to say it is the joining of the spirit in the Aikido way.

Aikido states that the best way to align the mind, body and spirit is by relaxing the mind. Once the mind is relaxed the body and spirit join because there are no thought or other external things in your mind to interfere. This unique combination of being one and being at peace is where the martial art gets its name of being an art of peace. Ueshiba, the founder was a pacifist and Aikido was taught by him as a way to end aggression by peaceful means or so it is thought. 

Aikido involves a definite philosophical and spiritual development but this has to be incorporated by the actual execution of the techniques and methods of Aikido. The art of Aikido has two players. The first is the one who is receiving the moves called the uke and the one who is giving the moves and techniques that are being taught is the nage. 

Think about what you’ve read so far. Does it reinforce what you already know about Aikido? Or was there something completely new? What about the remaining paragraphs? 

Uke and nage can be compared to the Chinese yin and yang concepts because like yin and yang, uke and nage are also part of a whole and two different things. It is based on the give and take theory. Among the different techniques taught by Aikido one of the first is the art of throwing and falling safely. Nage has to ensure that uke does not sustain any injury and learns to land safely.

In the training of Aikido it is the uke or the receiver who initiates an attack on the nage and it is the nage who will then try to defend himself and neutralize the said attack using an Aikido technique or move. Both nage and uke teach each other and the training is not complete if oneness is not achieved by both. This is the basic give and take theory or ki that Aikido is teaching.

These are the basic aspects of Aikido which include flexibility, calm, blending and adapting. The uke is taught to be relaxed and flexible so that he is not caught off guard by nage and thrown off balance. Nage, at the same time is learning to adapt and blend so that the energy emanating from the uke can be controlled and lowered. This is for two players but Aikido teaches and trains for multiple attackers too.

The higher levels of Aikido involve the training in something called the Randori. This is the training given for multiple attackers. Here the training is conducted freestyle which means it is away from the controlled situation that the uke and nage practice in. Here all the techniques and moves of Aikido are incorporated to enhance knowledge. Aikido has various other training methods other than the two mentioned and all of them follow the same values.
 

This article’s coverage of the information is as complete as it can be today. But you should always leave open the possibility that future research could uncover new facts.

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