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Old Feb 20, 2014, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Catmom3 View Post
Dyslexia is a physical neurological condition, NOT a mental illness... I know some countries still consider it mental illness but it isn't....

some countries consider epilepsy to be a mental illness also but it too is a neurological disorder and physical brain condition.

To me "mental illness" denotes a pattern of warped thinking of reality, sometimes trauma induced, sometimes patterned for them by role models in their life.

There can also be biological factors....Also not entirely sure what is meant by patterned by role models in their life I just don't see that causing mental illness. Depending on what they learn from this role model might contribute to mental illness however.
Thanks for this!
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