Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by Joclebs(m): 12:38am On May 30, 2020 |
well i don't think its spiritual |
Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by sikes04(m): 12:39am On May 30, 2020 |
I think he is suffering from Dyslexia... Please read about it Gundel001: Hi good day my fellow Nairalander please I will really need your experience about this issue. Please help me read to the end as it is a little bit long.
My junior brother is 14 years old and to be sincere I haven’t seen anybody as dull as him. I don’t know if it is natural but I just can’t understand why someone at that age could still be struggling with very simple arithmetic. My brother can’t write 1 – 150 correctly at 14.
He seems too dull; note he attends one of the best private school around our area, though I know you might say maybe education is not his way but even if you want to drop out from school you should know some basic things like money, time, multiplication and so on but my brother doesn’t know anything I must say, even to write his name correctly is a problem. It is making everyone unhappy lot of money is being spent on lesson teachers and other things for him still no improvement.
I am a student of one of the top federal University in Nigeria same as my other siblings even at both secondary and undergraduate level we were always above average so I can’t say his problem is genetic. I really wants to know what is the problem with him nairalanders. After I finished secondary school I once taught some pupils in primary school though there were dull ones too there but with time I could see improvement unlike my brother i always try to teach him from time to time but it kind of frustrating as he doesn’t even seems like he will ever grab anything and he doesn’t behave like he wants to learn anything.
He makes it seems as if he is not interested book or arithmetic at all …we all tried talking to him endless time to always read any time he his less busy but he never does except he is being forced.
He rarely talks, he loves to keep to himself always, he doesn’t have interest in anything unlike we the others that are die hard football fans, most times my mom will tell him to even go out to play and mingle he will not still want to go, he prefer to stay at home seating all day without reading or doing anything, even if it is to draw or play football he wont.
This matter is not making everyone happy at home we don’t even know the solution to his problem again, as in imagine having a child that is 14 years old that doesn’t know the difference between 17 and 71 it is just so bad…..
We don’t know if his case is mental or spiritual. please nairalanders I know there are child experts in the house or anybody who have experienced something like this before what do you think is the problem and possible solutions to the problem your contributions are welcome.
Please help me push this pleaseeeeee
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by apexx4629: 12:45am On May 30, 2020 |
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by apexx4704: 12:49am On May 30, 2020 |
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by IamSassy(f): 12:49am On May 30, 2020 |
Your brother is probably autistic. |
Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by Ndipe(m): 12:52am On May 30, 2020 |
Gundel001: Hi good day my fellow Nairalander please I will really need your experience about this issue. Please help me read to the end as it is a little bit long.
My junior brother is 14 years old and to be sincere I haven’t seen anybody as dull as him. I don’t know if it is natural but I just can’t understand why someone at that age could still be struggling with very simple arithmetic. My brother can’t write 1 – 150 correctly at 14.
He seems too dull; note he attends one of the best private school around our area, though I know you might say maybe education is not his way but even if you want to drop out from school you should know some basic things like money, time, multiplication and so on but my brother doesn’t know anything I must say, even to write his name correctly is a problem. It is making everyone unhappy lot of money is being spent on lesson teachers and other things for him still no improvement.
I am a student of [b[b]]one of the top federal University in Nigeria[/b][/b] same as my other siblings even at both secondary and undergraduate level we were always above average so I can’t say his problem is genetic. I really wants to know what is the problem with him nairalanders. After I finished secondary school I once taught some pupils in primary school though there were dull ones too there but with time I could see improvement unlike my brother i always try to teach him from time to time but it kind of frustrating as he doesn’t even seems like he will ever grab anything and he doesn’t behave like he wants to learn anything.
He makes it seems as if he is not interested book or arithmetic at all …we all tried talking to him endless time to always read any time he his less busy but he never does except he is being forced.
He rarely talks, he loves to keep to himself always, he doesn’t have interest in anything unlike we the others that are die hard football fans, most times my mom will tell him to even go out to play and mingle he will not still want to go, he prefer to stay at home seating all day without reading or doing anything, even if it is to draw or play football he wont.
This matter is not making everyone happy at home we don’t even know the solution to his problem again, as in imagine having a child that is 14 years old that doesn’t know the difference between 17 and 71 it is just so bad…..
We don’t know if his case is mental or spiritual. please nairalanders I know there are child experts in the house or anybody who have experienced something like this before what do you think is the problem and possible solutions to the problem your contributions are welcome.
Please help me push this pleaseeeeee
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by Ndipe(m): 12:53am On May 30, 2020 |
Dyxlesia? |
Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by apexx8128: 12:53am On May 30, 2020 |
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by Ebenezer2O2O(m): 12:55am On May 30, 2020 |
This is what you get when you visit babalawo to ask for children |
Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by TheManOfTheYear: 1:03am On May 30, 2020 |
ThothHermes: Sounds like autism
Not his fault. Easily could have been you. Autism does not affect learning ability, it's only a neurological disorder that affects their behavior and social life and speech 1 Like |
Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by jovialswag(m): 1:08am On May 30, 2020 |
try to watch like star on earth (India movie) cos it exactly what you're saying that happened in the movie |
Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by NiCurious: 1:10am On May 30, 2020 |
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by ifymadu: 1:13am On May 30, 2020 |
Humanoid01: I have no idea what this is, but the part where you said he doesn't know the difference between 17 and 71 got me thinking about dyslexia or dyscalculia. From your narrative, the greater part of his problem points towards arithmetics, so it's more likely to be dyscalculia. It's also possible to have more than one learning disability, so chances are he's suffering from both.
People with learning disabilities are not necessarily dull (or unintelligent), it's just that the parts of their brains that are responsible for the performance of generally easy tasks which are difficult to them, are in a state of disorder. I'm a slow learner, but I don't consider myself dull, and that's because I believe every individual needs specific conditions to enable them learn effectively.
That boy may be even more intelligent than all of you. He needs to visit a psychologist or learning specialist who understands what it means to have an LD. Stop wasting money on lesson teachers.
I got the following from a website and it fits with some of the descriptions you made: Dyscalculia
A specific learning disability that affects a person’s ability to understand numbers and learn math facts. Individuals with this type of LD may also have poor comprehension of math symbols, may struggle with memorizing and organizing numbers, have difficulty telling time, or have trouble with counting. https://ldaamerica.org/types-of-learning-disabilities/ This is by far one of the most intelligent contribution I have read on nairaland and it's coming at a time I'm almost concluding that nothing good can come from comments made on this platform. If you don't mind, I will be willing to know you better. Stay safe. |
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by Joyfulgal: 1:17am On May 30, 2020 |
Gundel001: Hi good day my fellow Nairalander please I will really need your experience about this issue. Please help me read to the end as it is a little bit long.
My junior brother is 14 years old and to be sincere I haven’t seen anybody as dull as him. I don’t know if it is natural but I just can’t understand why someone at that age could still be struggling with very simple arithmetic. My brother can’t write 1 – 150 correctly at 14.
He seems too dull; note he attends one of the best private school around our area, though I know you might say maybe education is not his way but even if you want to drop out from school you should know some basic things like money, time, multiplication and so on but my brother doesn’t know anything I must say, even to write his name correctly is a problem. It is making everyone unhappy lot of money is being spent on lesson teachers and other things for him still no improvement.
I am a student of one of the top federal University in Nigeria same as my other siblings even at both secondary and undergraduate level we were always above average so I can’t say his problem is genetic. I really wants to know what is the problem with him nairalanders. After I finished secondary school I once taught some pupils in primary school though there were dull ones too there but with time I could see improvement unlike my brother i always try to teach him from time to time but it kind of frustrating as he doesn’t even seems like he will ever grab anything and he doesn’t behave like he wants to learn anything.
He makes it seems as if he is not interested book or arithmetic at all …we all tried talking to him endless time to always read any time he his less busy but he never does except he is being forced.
He rarely talks, he loves to keep to himself always, he doesn’t have interest in anything unlike we the others that are die hard football fans, most times my mom will tell him to even go out to play and mingle he will not still want to go, he prefer to stay at home seating all day without reading or doing anything, even if it is to draw or play football he wont.
This matter is not making everyone happy at home we don’t even know the solution to his problem again, as in imagine having a child that is 14 years old that doesn’t know the difference between 17 and 71 it is just so bad…..
We don’t know if his case is mental or spiritual. please nairalanders I know there are child experts in the house or anybody who have experienced something like this before what do you think is the problem and possible solutions to the problem your contributions are welcome.
Please help me push this pleaseeeeee
It sounds like autism. Does he interact freely? Is he aggressive when he can't express himself? Any speech difficulties or disorder? |
Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by Geniero: 1:20am On May 30, 2020 |
Dyslexia seem to be the issue going by what I heard on the radio couple of months ago. Check thier center around lekki if you reside in Lagos. |
Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by kingoftech: 1:26am On May 30, 2020 |
UrFears: Kingoftech come and see you type. You mean your father? |
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by apexx4854: 1:32am On May 30, 2020 |
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by apexx4467: 1:40am On May 30, 2020 |
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by Mdmelijah: 1:46am On May 30, 2020 |
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by apexx3604: 1:48am On May 30, 2020 |
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by shiwex: 1:48am On May 30, 2020 |
He's got ASD. - Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a term used to describe a number of symptoms and behaviours which affect the way in which a group of people understand and react to the world around them. It's an umbrella term which includes autism, Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorders.
He needs help and he needs to be carefully managed. I have a daugther that has the same thing. Luckily i'm abroad and there is a lot of help here. You will need to start looking for help in all the places you can get for him. |
Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by shiwex: 1:52am On May 30, 2020 |
Very sad he goes to one of the best private school and yet they cannot identify a disorder . Not a very good school. Schools must have prefessionals that can identify such disorders when they see one. |
Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by apexx4490: 1:52am On May 30, 2020 |
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by rahztafari(m): 1:55am On May 30, 2020 |
Gundel001: Hi good day my fellow Nairalander please I will really need your experience about this issue. Please help me read to the end as it is a little bit long.
My junior brother is 14 years old and to be sincere I haven’t seen anybody as dull as him. I don’t know if it is natural but I just can’t understand why someone at that age could still be struggling with very simple arithmetic. My brother can’t write 1 – 150 correctly at 14.
He seems too dull; note he attends one of the best private school around our area, though I know you might say maybe education is not his way but even if you want to drop out from school you should know some basic things like money, time, multiplication and so on but my brother doesn’t know anything I must say, even to write his name correctly is a problem. It is making everyone unhappy lot of money is being spent on lesson teachers and other things for him still no improvement.
I am a student of one of the top federal University in Nigeria same as my other siblings even at both secondary and undergraduate level we were always above average so I can’t say his problem is genetic. I really wants to know what is the problem with him nairalanders. After I finished secondary school I once taught some pupils in primary school though there were dull ones too there but with time I could see improvement unlike my brother i always try to teach him from time to time but it kind of frustrating as he doesn’t even seems like he will ever grab anything and he doesn’t behave like he wants to learn anything.
He makes it seems as if he is not interested book or arithmetic at all …we all tried talking to him endless time to always read any time he his less busy but he never does except he is being forced.
He rarely talks, he loves to keep to himself always, he doesn’t have interest in anything unlike we the others that are die hard football fans, most times my mom will tell him to even go out to play and mingle he will not still want to go, he prefer to stay at home seating all day without reading or doing anything, even if it is to draw or play football he wont.
This matter is not making everyone happy at home we don’t even know the solution to his problem again, as in imagine having a child that is 14 years old that doesn’t know the difference between 17 and 71 it is just so bad…..
We don’t know if his case is mental or spiritual. please nairalanders I know there are child experts in the house or anybody who have experienced something like this before what do you think is the problem and possible solutions to the problem your contributions are welcome.
Please help me push this pleaseeeeee
Hello! Pls you need to be patient on the boy. From my little experience, people like this are always very very very creative. You need to stop forcing maths on him and start exploring his abilities. And yes, this is a learning disorder. He is not dull. Trust me, that's a bundle of creativity there. Allow him to unravel!!! |
Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by apexx5374: 2:01am On May 30, 2020 |
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Re: HELP! My Brother Is Too Dull by Pearlla(f): 2:03am On May 30, 2020 |
He needs spiritual prayer |
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