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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 116314" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have that right/left/lack of directional sense problem too and I can't figure out how to work a GPS...lol. I have to get places by spotting landmarks. I have no idea what it means when somebody says "go North." You have to say (and I need to write down) "turn left at the Mobile gas station on Main St." There are coping mechanisms for Learning Disability (LD) problems and lack of directional sense is a sort of learning disability. The best thing in my opinion is learning to take directions that YOU understand...and not getting lost all the time (although I still do that too). Oh, and not being afraid to ask for directions at stores and fast food joints when you're lost.</p><p>I was not told it was dyslexia. I have no reading dyslexia at all. I was told it was due to damage/deficienty (life-long) in the right hemisphere of the brain. I seem to have that all around--it makes organization, face recognition, directions, math, logic...lol...hard. My left brain has to compensate for everything.</p><p>If your child is like this, he or she WILL need a lot of life skill interventions and strategies to work around stuff. </p><p>OMG! Did I just say it wrong? Is it the LEFT side of the brain that tells you where you are in space???? LOL! See? I'm not even sure which side gives me trouble...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 116314, member: 1550"] I have that right/left/lack of directional sense problem too and I can't figure out how to work a GPS...lol. I have to get places by spotting landmarks. I have no idea what it means when somebody says "go North." You have to say (and I need to write down) "turn left at the Mobile gas station on Main St." There are coping mechanisms for Learning Disability (LD) problems and lack of directional sense is a sort of learning disability. The best thing in my opinion is learning to take directions that YOU understand...and not getting lost all the time (although I still do that too). Oh, and not being afraid to ask for directions at stores and fast food joints when you're lost. I was not told it was dyslexia. I have no reading dyslexia at all. I was told it was due to damage/deficienty (life-long) in the right hemisphere of the brain. I seem to have that all around--it makes organization, face recognition, directions, math, logic...lol...hard. My left brain has to compensate for everything. If your child is like this, he or she WILL need a lot of life skill interventions and strategies to work around stuff. OMG! Did I just say it wrong? Is it the LEFT side of the brain that tells you where you are in space???? LOL! See? I'm not even sure which side gives me trouble... [/QUOTE]
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