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Tuesday 25 April 2017

Learning disorders and Homeopathy

                          Learning disorders and Homeopathy 

  As per Indian journal of psychiatry (IJP), Learning disorder (LD) are not a pure syndrome. They are developmental disorders and are multi-dimensional in nature. Research areas in child psychiatry in India remain largely unexplored,
especially developmental disorders. The potential for research is mind boggling. Original research must keep pace with work in the west and must be of a high order. 
 As per the ICD-10 classification, a group of disorders (LD) is disorders that affect a person's ability to learn or process specific types of information, which is in contrast to his/her apparent level of intellect. 
According to United states Federal legislation, disabilities involved in understanding or using language, manifested in impaired listening, thinking, talking, reading, writing, or arithmetic skills included perceptual handicaps, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, and developmental aphasia. Compare learning disorders. 
According to united states Federal Legislation, learning problems that are due to visual, hearing or, motor handicaps, mental retardation, emotional disturbance or environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. Compare learning disabilities.
Conditions characterized by a significant discrepancy between an individual's perceived level of intellect and their ability to acquire new language and other cognitive skills. These disorders may result from organic or psychological conditions. Relatively common subtypes include dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia.
Learning disorders affect how a person understands, remembers and responds to new information. People with learning disorders may have problems
. Listening or paying attention.
. Speaking 
. Reading or writing
. Doing math
Although learning disorders occur in very young children, they are usually not recognized until the child reaches school age. About one-third of children who have learning disabilities also have ADHD, which makes it hard to focus. Evaluation and testing by a trained professional can help identify a learning disorder. The next step is special education, which involves helping your child in the areas where he or she needs the most help. Sometimes tutors or speech or language therapists also work with the children. Learning disorders do not go away, but strategies to work around them can make them less of a problem. 
Applicable to
. Knowledge acquisition disability NOS
. Learning disability NOS
. Learning disorder NOS
Approximate synonyms
. Developmental academic disorder
. Learning difficulties
. Learning disorder, nonverbal
. Nonverbal learning disorder
It is estimated that there are 286,000 children(180,000 boys, 106,000 girls) age 0-17 in the UK with a learning disability. Approximately 200,000 children in England are at the School Action Plus stage of assessment of special Educational Need (SEN) or have a statement of SEN and have a primary SEN associated with a learning disability. Of these, four out of five have a moderate learning difficulty, one in twenty has profound multiple learning difficulties. In very early childhood, only severe learning disabilities are likely to be apparent. Children from poorer families are more likely to have a learning disability. Moderate and severe learning difficulties are more common among' Traveler' and Gypsy Romany' children. Overall, 89% of children with moderate learning difficulty, 24% of children with a severe learning difficulty and 18% of children with profound multiple learning difficulties are educated in mainstream schools. 
" Humans were not born to read or to write" (Rosemary Tannock)
Many of us are familiar with three general categories in which people learn visual learners. Beyond these three general categories, many theories of and approaches towards human potential have been developed. Among them is the theory of multiple intelligences, developed by Howard Gardner, Ph.D., professor pf Education at Harvard University. 

GARDNER'S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
1. Verbal-linguistic intelligence(well-developed verbal skills and sensitivity to the sounds, meanings, and rhythms of words).
2. Logical-mathematical intelligence (ability to think conceptually and abstractly, and capacity to discern logical and numerical patterns). 
3. Spatial-visual intelligence(capacity to think in images and pictures, to visualize accurately and abstractly).
4. Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence(ability to control one's body movements and to handle objects skillfully)
5. Musical intelligence (ability to produce and appreciate rhythm, pitch, and timbre). 
6. Interpersonal intelligence (capacity to detect and respond appropriately to the moods, motivations, and desires of other).
7. Intrapersonal (capacity to be self-aware and in tune with inner feeling, values, beliefs and thinking processes).
8. Naturalist intelligence(ability to recognize and categorize plants, animals and other objects in nature).
9. Existential intelligence (sensitivity and capacity to take deep questions about human existence such as, what is the meaning of life? Why do we die? How did we get here?)

VERBAL-LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE
Remedies like Phosphorus, Lachesis, and Lycopodium have strongly developed linguistic intelligence. Phos[hours has graceful, affectionate and desirable linguistic skills. Lycopodium has smartness attached to his/her language. Sometimes this smartness goes to the extent of manipulative behavior. Phosphorus has strong intuitive and artistic skills whereas Lycopodium has a strong logical skill which makes them politically sound. Lachesis is loquacious with a pool of thoughts and words, indeed a good storyteller with wonderful animating abilities. On the contrary, Nat-Mur, inspite of full of emotions, cannot communicate, reserved and introvert! Silica lacks courage and self-esteem, it fails to express and recommunicate inspite of having good linguistic skills and intelligence because of which Sil and Nat-Mur require soft and delicate handling. Phosphorus linguistic abilities evolve towards divinity wherein Lachesis with "Spicing it up to nature" evolves towards magnetism. Phosphorus can meaningfully communicate the experience of divinity wherein Sulph lacks it because of the inadequate linguistic base to its abstract thoughts. Additionally, Coffee because of its tremendous imaginative pool of thoughts becomes vulnerable. 

LOGICAL-MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE:
 Arsenic, Nux-vom, and Lycopodium are the players of this intelligence. Ars have a high conscience because of which they can't let go and get stuck in the process of polishing and advancing the skills. The accuracy, discipline conscience and structured organization of behavior and thoughts make them a clinical personality! Nux, on the contrary, does not process consciously like Ars but an outcome conscious. Smart and ambitious Nux makes it a successful entrepreneur! Nux will bring out the best in the market, be it whatever in any which ways! Lycopodium has a high level of intelligent but lacks courage. Lyc evolves as a manipulative, diplomatic and shrewd personality with intellectualization of thoughts. On the contrary, Calc, Baryta, Bufo and Aethusa lack this capability. These kids would pick up mathematical concepts very fast; scientific pros would be understood easily, will have logical cognition.

SPATIAL-VISUAL AND BODILY-KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE
Remedies of class, spider, snake, insects, and aves. Understanding of depth, space, and dimensions. Sculpting aspect is well developed eg dough making as seen in a spider web, birds nest, honeycomb and an ant hill. Phosphorus also exhibits these traits. These kids are good at sports. On the contrary remedies like Agaricus, Alumina, Zincum, Bovista and Argentum lack these traits. Spatial-visual intelligence is a special perceiving ability while Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence additionally is action and movement oriented. Arsenic is a methodical, creative, poised and neat individual with disciplinary nature. Phosphorus is a non-methodical, creative, spontaneous, wondered and artistic individual. These kinds will learn and adapt sports, dance, swimming very fast. They are good at painting, drawing, musical instrument playing, acting, oration, cycling and other extra-curricular activities. 

MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE:
 Aur-met, Nat-Mur, Graph and Ign have a capacity to get influenced by music wherein remedies like Verat-alb, Belladonna, Anholonium, and Cannabis have a capability of creating music, Further few are susceptible by rhythm and some to tunes. The ones who are influenced by rhythm may have additional kinesthetic sense developed and those influenced by tunes may have interpersonal is ameliorated by hard metal music. 

INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE:
  Lachesis, Phos, Nux-vom, Fl-acid, Sulphur and Lyc exhibit this intelligence with associated linguistic intelligence as well. Talkative kids who make lots of friends, expressive and extrovert. Lachesis kid would tell fabricated stories in order to get the desired toy; Phosphorus kid would be an attractive kid that everyone wants to ply with Nux-vom is an extrovert and outgoing child wherein remedies like Silica, Cal-carb lack this aspect and are introvert with or without kids learn the language really fast. 

INTRAPERSONAL
 Silica, Calc-sil, Carcinocin, Nat-sil, Silica-marina and Aur-met exhibit this property. They are too sensitive, get into guilt, prone to self-reproach, very sensitive to reprimand and refined at the level of sensing different emotions and emotional patterns. Everything effects at the level of conscience. These are the kids who will read a book and complete it in desired time; they are comfortable in a very close environment, need personal space. They feel threatened by sudden changes in the environment around; lack ability to perform confidently when asked e.g.; singing, dancing. 

NATURALIST INTELLIGENCE:
 Carcinocin is known to be an animal lover. Being naturalist is the purpose of life. Inherent inclination towards associating with nature. Phosphorus also exhibits this trait. Nat-Mur also has tremendous affection towards nature. Tuberculinum also depicts this ability. Ars also have affection towards pets and plants but would have an attendant for cleanliness. These kids would abide by the social laws of cleanliness; would be attached to animals; will nurture a plant. 

EXISTENTIAL INTELLIGENCE:
  Phosphorus self-search would be through painting, drawing, dance or some artistic approach; for Nat-Mur would be through romanticism, devotional love and by experiencing an eternal affection; for arsenic through deep and pure knowledge; for Carcinocin through multiple ways with the high level of conscience. D. Donald Foubister has done a great work discussing Carcinocin and its existential intelligence. These kids would be very affectionate, expressive, and responsible with a clear conscience, good girl/boy types; interested in art, literature, language, music, etc. and are searching self through it. 
   Howard Gardner's Theory of intelligence opens up new channels for the understanding of children with learning disorders. That allows us to achieve exact or most correct similimum, which would give a better therapeutic response. Nowadays most of the national and international schools have developed a learning system that has a curriculum, which involves the development of either/ all of this intelligence. 
  Understanding this intelligence help us polishing and programming the non-pharmacological therapies such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, music therapy, clay-work art therapy, etc. This intelligence can be practiced by asking these kids to talk to a plant, ply with animals, listen to music and clap as per the rhythm with us, draw, ply music, run, jump and do whatever they feel like doing. 
   Dr. Gardne's theory of multiple intelligence has been very useful in my clinical practice for understanding the wide range of mystical aspects of homeopathic material media and arrive at the similimum. Shared a few of my inside of treating children with LD. Understanding of his system would really make it a wholesome Homeopaths prescription. 



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