Technophiles vrs technophobes

Technophile - a person who is enthusiastic about new technology fancier, enthusiast - a person having a strong liking for something. Technophobe - a person who dislikes or avoids new technology.

Technophobia may refer to two different types of conditions: fear of technology or antagonism toward technological developments. In the first case, technophobia can cause anxiety and discomfort when a sufferer comes into contact with technology, such as computers. The second type of technophobe may harbor feelings of hostility toward the changes that technology has introduced into society. The opposite position — the love of technology — is referred to as technophilia.The type of technophobia that causes people to feel discomfort with technology is a fairly recent development, stemming from the exponential advances made in the field since the late 20th century. Moreover, since technology has affected nearly all aspects of life from work environments to education to leisure activities, these technophobes generally have a hard time getting away from it. As a result, their general quality of life can be negatively affected. For example, a general fear of technology can create anxiety and frustration in those people who have duties that require them to interact with technology that they feel uncomfortable using. Taking the time to carefully learn about technology changes, reading help articles, watching instructive videos, and undertaking appropriate training are helpful in reducing that fear and frustration among technophobes.

LEARNING DISABILITIES.

Learning disabilities or learning disorders may affect about 10-40% of the population, depending upon the particular study. At the high range, some of the children who are diagnosed with a learning disability may actually have learning "differences," which don't fit within the "normal" standard of learning. How these are considered as learning disabilities is that standard schooling is more difficult for those who are affected. Both learning disabilities and differences change the way a person learns in the school setting, and may have a negative effect on those students who are expected to conform to more common learning standards.Further, when they are not noticed, it can seriously impact school performance for most of a student’s school career, and may result in students being accused of not trying, being lazy, or being unmotivated. It is rarely the case that a learning disability means a student is less motivated, especially at an early age. Yet several years of struggle when learning disabilities go unrecognized means that the student becomes less motivated since he or she has come to expect criticism and failure. He or she may no longer want to try if academic experiences have been overtly negative.

What is dyslexia?

Dyslexia is a neurological learning disorder, characterized by difficulty reading and parsing linguistic information. Over 40 million Americans suffer from dyslexia, making it an extraordinarily widespread disorder. Life as a dyslexic can be extremely frustrating, especially before dyslexia is diagnosed, because people often mistake the symptoms of dyslexia as indicators of a less than average intelligence. In fact, most dyslexics are of above average intelligence and merely have difficulty with written communications.There appears to be a genetic link that causes dyslexia, although dyslexic parents need not worry that they will necessarily have dyslexic children. Many families with a history of learning disabilities may have a history of dyslexia as well, however. In addition, it has been suggested that childhood hearing problems may lead to dyslexia, as being able to hear and communicate through spoken language is an important building block to successful written communication later in life.Some dyslexics also suffer from dysgraphia, a condition in which the sufferer has extreme difficulty writing. Most, however, merely have difficulty spelling, discriminating between words of similar appearance, and comprehending written language. Because dyslexics often have difficulty reading, their writing may be stilted as well. Dyslexia can come in forms of varying severity, and it is rarely crippling as long as it is addressed by teachers and medical professionals.

What is aphasia?

Aphasia is a language disorder that occurs when the part of the brain that is responsible for language becomes damaged. The damage usually happens to the left hemisphere of the brain and can happen quite quickly in cases such as head injury or stroke. Brain tumors can also cause aphasia, but the symptoms of these may only be seen gradually over a longer period of time.Sufferers can also develop impairments in facial expressions and the understanding of language. They also have difficulty with reading and writing. A stroke is a very common cause of aphasia. A stroke occurs when brain cells die due to a lack of blood reaching the brain, resulting in a lack of vital nutrients and oxygen. Other causes of brain injury are brain infections and serious blows to the head.There are three main types of aphasia. Sufferers of Broca's aphasia have had damage to the frontal lobe of the brain. They must make a great effort to talk and speech is usually in short, meaningful sentences. The person will often leave out short words such as "is" and "the". Broca's is characterized as non-fluent aphasia, due to the short length of sentences. 

What is tourette syndrome?

Tourette syndrome is a difficult condition that affects the brain and causes what are called tics. It is, as yet, an incurable condition, but several things are known about it. It appears to be inherited genetically, though the precise way the condition is inherited is not always clear. It also affects more males than females, and it is associated with a number of other conditions or complications.Symptoms of Tourette syndrome are primarily physical or verbal tics. Physical tics are involuntary movements, though the person may feel the need to tic. These movements can vary and may include movements of the face, jaw, and the rest of the body and they may occur frequently. People may also have verbal tics where they either make sounds, or say things. Things said may be repetitious and they are sometimes inappropriate though it is a gross misrepresentation to suggest that all people with Tourette syndrome will utter swear words. Some people do, but this is often falsely represented in media presentation as the main symptom of Tourette’s.People with this condition may have several other related conditions. Risk of attentional troubles is significantly increased. Some people are likely to suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and others may have conditions like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Other depressive or anxiety disorders may occur with Tourette syndrome too.