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Applied neurodiversity: Why the Dys…?

The prefix Dys- comes from Greek. It is used most in medical or scientific words.

It means bad or abnormal, e.g., if you have dyspepsia you have difficulty digesting your
food. Similarly, people with dyslexia may have some difficulties with language or words.

Dyslexia: Dyspraxia:

• Difficulties with reading, writing & • Also known as DCD: developmental
spelling; intelligence not affected co-ordination disorder

• Challenges with verbal memory & • Affects co-ordination skills, balance

processing; impacts approximately & fine motor skills; impacts
10% of adults approximately 10% of adults

Dyscalculia: Dysgraphia:

• Affects ability to acquire arithmetical • Affects writing process, spelling,
skills legibility, word spacing & sizing

• Difficulty understanding number • Impairs writing ability & fine motor
concepts, facts & procedures; skills; impact estimated at 5-20%
impacts 3-6% of adults of adults

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