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If you don't like reading, do you have dyslexia?

We all do things at different paces. Some babies learn how to crawl before others. Some learn to walk later than others. Similarly, some learn to read later than others. It's not a matter of concern if a child is a little slow in learning how to speak and read.  However, if the child has practiced more than enough and still cannot speak or read clearly, then the possibility of dyslexia arises. Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulties in reading, identifying speech, and decoding words. It's not easy for dyslexic children to interpret words and break them down into sounds. Dyslexia becomes apparent around the age of 5 or 6, when a child has severe trouble with pronunciation, speaking, and understanding words. They are unable to associate letters with their sounds. Mispronunciation, imprecise language and difficulties in remembering names are common. They read slowly and hesitantly, often getting confused with similar-sounding words. Hence, they avoid tasks invol...
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Having trouble focusing? Could you have ADHD?

I got to know about ADHD for the first time in fifth grade while reading Percy Jackson. I did not completely understand what it meant, but now I understand better. We all have trouble concentrating on things. If you're a student like me, you might say that it is almost impossible to sit down and study for hours at a stretch. You may get distracted often. But this does not necessarily mean that you have ADHD. ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. It is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders out there. It has two components: being predominantly hyperactive and being predominantly inattentive. You can have either of these components or maybe even both of them. And here, the word 'predominantly' should not be ignored. 'Predominantly' means that these characteristics dominate every aspect of how you behave. So, being distracted while studying is quite normal, but being distracted all the time is a symptom of ADHD. Children with the inattent...
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Is depression real?

People talk about depression every day. They might use the term in a casual conversation, joke about it, or question if someone actually has it. Not many people know what depression really is. I am no expert, but let me give you my basic understanding of what depression is. Let me start off by saying, hormones are normal. Hormonal fluctuations happen every now and then, and even more frequently in teenagers, causing them to have frequent mood swings. For no reason, you may feel happy, or you may feel sad. But what if you start feeling sad for a very long time? What if this feeling is so overwhelming that you cannot focus on anything? What if it causes your eating habits and sleeping patterns to change? If you cannot shake it off and cannot stop thinking about it, then you may have depression. Depression is real, and it is a mental illness which can usually be cured. It is caused simply by the lack of a hormone called serotonin, in the same way diabetes is caused by the lack of a hormon...
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