• Dyslexia. Dyslexia is one of the most common learning difficulties – also known as learning disabilities, in the US.
• Attention difficulties. Attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) used to be grouped under the umbrella term of ADD.
• Dysgraphia.
• Dyscalculia.
• Dyspraxia.

In a cross dominant brain, information that would normally be processed on both sides of the brain has to jump back and forth between each hemisphere. And when information takes longer to process, that results in a developmental delay — which many would recognize as a learning disability.

5 Most Common Learning Disabilities

1. Dyslexia. Dyslexia is perhaps the best known learning disability.
2. ADHD. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder has affected more than 6.4 million children at some point.
3. Dyscalculia.
4. Dysgraphia.
5. Processing Deficits.

Over the last century, sporadic research has suggested that people whose hand, eye, foot, or ear dominances are not consistently right- or left-sided are at special risk of suffering academic difficulties. This phenomenon is known as crossed laterality.

Types of Learning Disabilities

• Dyscalculia. A specific learning disability that affects a person’s ability to understand numbers and learn math facts.
• Dysgraphia.
• Dyslexia.
• Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities.
• Oral / Written Language Disorder and Specific Reading Comprehension Deficit.

As a child develops one side of the brain will become more dominant for motor activities. When this does not happen the brain operates less efficiently. This leads to more difficulty learning.

Overall, being mixed handed seems to result in better performance than being strongly handed for sports such as basketball, ice hockey, and field hockey. What these sports have in common is that they require active body movements and also an ability to respond to either side.

It can be given for a wide range of medical conditions including behavioural and mental health conditions as well as learning disabilities and developmental delay. You might be able to claim even if you wouldn’t describe your child as ‘disabled’.

Lateral Dominance refers to the preference or superiority of one side of the body over the other (hand, eye, foot) in performing motor tasks. response to questions such as, “show me your right hand, left eye” etc. (This is distinguished from actual use of the dominant hand, eye, or foot in performance tasks.)

The perisylvian region includes Wernicke’s area in the posterior left temporal lobe and Broca’s area in the premotor portion of the frontal lobe….PENNINGTON’S FIVE FUNCTIONAL DOMAINS.

Dysgraphia can appear as difficulties with spelling and/or trouble putting thoughts on paper. Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder that generally appears when children are first learning to write. Experts are not sure what causes it, but early treatment can help prevent or reduce problems.

Studies have shown a correlation between cross dominance and learning difficulties. Some theories state that this is due to less activity in the corpus callosum. the connection between brain hemispheres. Practitioners have used and recommended cross-lateral exercises to correct this. Decades of practitioner use of the methods have shown benefits.

Learning Difficulties Australia is an association of teachers and other professionals dedicated to assisting students with learning difficulties through effective teaching practices based on scientific research, both in the classroom and through individualised instruction.

Cross lateral motions are extremely helpful for the cross dominant student. These are motions which build proprioception by crossing the midline of the body. This strengthens the corpus callosum. The connector between the brain hemispheres. This strengthening helps the brain work in a more integrated fashion.

Therapeutic intervention to help a child with crossing mid-line difficulties is important to: Help a child develop hand dominance. Help prepare a child for the transition into the academic environment where many pencil skill and fine motor tasks are expected (which require effective crossing of the body mid-line).