Surprising Symptoms of Dyslexia

 Signs and Symptoms of Dyslexia  No Responses »
Mar 142010
 

Most people know that dyslexia mainly involves a difficulty with reading the printed word. This may involve such things as visual disturbances when trying to read the letters/words or perhaps poor comprehension due to a short term memory problem among other things.

The list below is not exhaustive, nor will it apply to everyone. It will however give you some idea but if you are an adult, do try the online test for dyslexia or try some of the tactics that work for others HERE.

However, symptoms of dyslexia can involve a lot more, watch the video below for more information.

Because most children obviously are unable to read until around 7-years-old it is difficult to spot a problem before this age. However, there are a few pre-cursors such as a family history of reading problems.

A child will have good and bad days for no obvious reason and will show confusion with directional words such as up/down and trouble with sequence, such as the days of the week.

Prior to school, the jumbling of phrases or excessive word subsitutions will be more persistant than normal as will be the inability to remember the names of known objects such as ‘chair’. Quite an important sign of dyslexia is any difficulty in learning nursery rhymes that involve rhyming words (such as ‘cat’, ‘sat’, ‘mat’) and possibly, the late development of speech.

Excessive clumsiness such as persistantly bumping into things, difficulty in ball play or clapping in rhythm should also be watched for and can be a symptom of dyslexia.

Primary School Age

When a child is at school, you are very likely to find a difficulty with spelling as well as reading and that letters and figures will be the wrong way round or omitted. Tables and alphabet learning will be difficult. Concentration will be poor and you will observe poor comprehension of anything that has just been read. Written work will take longer and if teaching is at a rapid pace, they may find it more difficult to process speech.

Telling left from right may be a problem but may show greater skills in other areas. Low self-esteem will already be starting to show and should be dealt with sympathically.

Upper school or 11 and over.

In addition to the above,symptoms of dyslexia will reveal that reading remains inaccurate as does spelling as expectations language skill increases. Planning and producing essays will be below normal. Short-term memory may be shorter than normal and the child may show confusion over places, times and dates.  Areas of strength and weaknesses will be more pronounced by now when looking for signs of dyslexia.

If you are an adult who have been wondering about whether you could be dyslexic, try the dyslexia screening test available from this web site.

Most people know that dyslexia mainly involves a difficulty with reading the printed word. This may involve such things as visual disturbances when trying to read the letters/words or perhaps poor comprehension due to a short term memory problem among other things. The list below is not exhaustive, nor will it apply to everyone. It will however give you some idea but if you are an adult, do try the online test for dyslexia or try some of the tactics that work for others HERE. However, symptoms of dyslexia can involve a lot more, watch the video below for more information. Because most children obviously are unable to read until around 7-years-old it is difficult to spot a problem before this age. However, there are a few pre-cursors such as a family history of reading problems. A child will have good and bad days for no obvious reason and will show confusion with directional words such as up/down and trouble with sequence, such as the days of the week. Prior to school, the jumbling of phrases or excessive word subsitutions will be more persistant than normal as will be the inability to remember the names of known objects such as ‘chair’. Quite an important sign of dyslexia is any difficulty in learning nursery rhymes that involve rhyming words (such as ‘cat’, ‘sat’, ‘mat’) and possibly, the late development of speech. Excessive clumsiness such as persistantly bumping into things, difficulty in ball play or clapping in rhythm should also be watched for and can be a symptom of dyslexia. Primary School Age When a child is at school, you are very likely to find a difficulty with spelling as well as reading and that letters and figures will be the wrong way round or omitted. Tables and alphabet learning will be difficult. Concentration will be poor and you will observe poor comprehension of anything that has just been read. Written work will take longer and if teaching is at a rapid pace, they may find it more difficult to process speech. Telling left from right may be a problem but may show greater skills in other areas. Low self-esteem will already be starting to show and should be dealt with sympathically. Upper school or 11 and over. In addition to the above,symptoms of dyslexia will reveal that reading remains inaccurate as does spelling as expectations language skill increases. Planning and producing essays will be below normal. Short-term memory may be shorter than normal and the child may show confusion over places, times and dates.  Areas of strength and weaknesses will be more pronounced by now when looking for signs of dyslexia. If you are an adult who have been wondering about whether you could be dyslexic, try the dyslexia screening test available from this web site. " />

Test For Dyslexia Online

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Mar 062010
 

Why use a test for dyslexia online? (A bit of a history lesson here!)

The printed script has been subject to many changes over the centuries. For example, punctuation was not introduced until the 9th century. Unlike our ancestors we can now try out a test for dyslexia online (carry on here, or CLICK HERE or the image on your left to go straight there).

From the written text developed by the Mesopotamians, texts have progressed through several different alphabets and taken a mere 500 years to reach its present form.

Reading began as a somewhat privileged ability, and the need to read only increased as world trade increased from around the 13th century. Due to the growth of the printing presses in the 15th century, written texts then became more available for everyone.

There are many different types of texts across the world of varying difficulty and English is certainly not one of the easiest to master. However, for those with a reading deficit it can be even harder.

Although dyslexia can be acquired through an accident or a condition that affects how the brain functions, it is more likely to be of a developmental nature that is gradually observed from childhood.

Children with such a reading deficit are often unfairly labelled as disruptive and difficult. This leads to the child beginning to believe they actually are unless they are lucky enough to have parents who know what they are talking about and who are willing to push for the child’s rights. Thankfully now, the majority of teachers are aware of dyslexia and try their best to help within the limits of their time, knowledge and budget.

Unfortunately for many adults, they have had to grow up with the problem, and this can lead to low self-esteem etc. Just remember though, there are many famous and wealthy dyslexics such as Richard Branson for example!

If you have difficulty reading and think you may be dyslexic, you can do tests for dyslexia online.

Over time, this site will go into more depth about the different types of dyslexia as we support an individual differences approach and recognise that not everyone’s problems are the same. So come back to tests for dyslexia to find out more such as what is the best font, size of text, colour of background etc.

If you would like to try out a test for dyslexia online, you can find one HERE. Not free I’m afraid, but it will give you an idea of the tasks that would be involved in any formal assessment etc. Unless you are still in education, the fees for a formal assessment can be quite high. Added to that you may feel more embarressed being face-to-face with someone and worried that you are wasting your time and money, this seems like a great option.

If you get a positive from this test, you will know that there is a very strong likelihood that you should get that formal assessment done and need not feel embarressed as it is highly likely to be positive as well. Once you have done that, you can begin to move forward, stop worrying and do something about it.

Good luck!

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