ThothHermes:
Sounds like autism

Not his fault.
Easily could have been you.

ThothHermes:
Sounds like autism

Not his fault.
Easily could have been you.

DTeekay:
Choose a sport or let him choose a sport to pick an interest in, or see if he has interest in Music. There is no such thing as a dull child, it's ur job as parents to discover the talent.

Not every one will be a Doctor or Engineer as most parents seem to want. There is a hidden talent in that child discover it. Don't judge him cis he don't know maths or English.

Find out wat he is interested in, buy a musical instrument or a sports item. Just do something but don't call him dull at all.

God doesn't waste.

OvaSabi1:


It's a lie. That's a myth. Autistic people are not as bright as Hollywood has made us believe.

SeriouslySense:
You have spoken well, i think i noticed his brother is idle, and his brain is not working.
I suggest, your brother should play do something that is good that he likes.

At a young age it is crucial that the child have rich experiences, it could be play, anything he likes, it could be drama, sports, painting, playing outside, having conservation, singing or wring something, even if its is poor English, just let him be.

presleYzzi:




While your brother MAY be suffering from a medical condition like autism or whatever, I can tell you from experience that there's a high possibility of him suffering from low self esteem and depression, hence the withdrawal and isolation. Please make sure your brother is mentally and emotionally okay, so he doesn't suffer trauma later in life. I had a similar childhood with your brother's.


People were always laughing at me that I had big head, and that stuff eat very deep down that I struggled with low self esteem throughout adolescence.


If your brother is only dull. Then he should be very playful. Hence, there's more to it.

NoLotty7:
@op,have you heard about a disorder called AUTISM?check it up on google,it maybe he is suffering from this human developmental disorder,my thought.

Squillaci:


Lol. Soon intellectual disability will deemed inappropriate, as was once idiot, imbec1le, slowpoke etc.

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/

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


There is a programme that airs on 99.3 Nigeria info.it is about dyslexia and children with learning difficulties. It comes on air on Saturdays from 8 or 9 am .They can help him.

Gundel001:

Gundel001:

àt first I was thinking maybe it is autism but people suffering from that are known to be smart which he his not