Understanding the Left Brain

 
 

Understanding the Left Brain

The left brain is in charge of the little details, little muscles, language it is literal, logical and linear.

The left brain loves routine, it is curious and controls our approach and positive emotions. The left brain loves to take risks. The left brain helps to mobilise an immune response to fight infection and it helps to develop lymphoid tissue. 

So what does it look like in a child with a Left Brain Delay?

  • Dyslexia, learning disorders, processing disorders, language disorders 

  • Fine motor processing problems (handwriting, manipulation) - Dysgraphia

  • Poor reading (decoding)

  • Delayed speech or articulation issues

  • Poor auditory processing

  • Poor identification (visual or tactile)

  • Poor verbal communication skills

  • Poor spelling skills

  • Poor memory for details, facts, figures

  • Poor math operations

  • Task avoidance especially with academics

  • decreased immune system (gets sick often)

  • Poor motivation

  • Miss small details

  • Poor self esteem.

A left brain weakness will often first appear as academic problems, they have usually started out as easy kids.

Early problems may show as illness - especially chronic ear infections which may impact on their hearing development and thus contribute to learning problems that have not yet manifested. 

These children may be clumsy when working with their hands (poor handwriting) but love physical activity such as being outside. They often have good balance so enjoy bike riding but they have issues with timing, rhythm and understanding the rules. 

Language - difficulty learning letters, sight words (difficulty in sounding out words) which creates a dislike of reading as they find it very difficult to decode the letters (DYSLEXIA), poor memory. They will avoid reading aloud in class as they may feel self conscious about their ability and then shy away from doing the tasks as set by teachers. These are the children that are then very difficult to motivate to learn as they start to see the divide between them and their peers. This can then lead to a defiance and a big change from the younger, loving, happy child of preschool years. Which can lead to poor self esteem. 

 
VESSEL