Symptoms and Signs of Dyslexia
The story of dyslexia has been one of long struggle in the darkness of ignorance, culminating in great amounts of progress in the most recent 25 years.
Dyslexics learn differently. Their eyes see objects the same way but their brains seem to interpret the signals from the eyes differently than those of non-dyslexics. It’s not an insurmountable problem, many highly successful people have been dyslexic. But to reach their total potential they have to be taught differently, in accordance with their needs.
For a little over 15 years now, practically all elementary schools have routinely screened for learning disabilities dyslexia. Any child who had problems with reading was selected to go through a full-scale professional dyslexic test followed by individual evaluation.
Those who went through grade school more than 15 years ago almost all bear the scars of being hammered into molds that did not fit. They were ridiculed for their differences, looked at as retarded (which most are definitely not!), slow learners, etc. They were embarrassed and learn to hide their differences.
Millions of adult dyslexics today have never taken a dyslexia test. They still struggle with learning and reading difficulties that could be easily overcome if they were only known. A half-hour dyslexia test could make enormous improvements in their self-esteem and abilities.
One of the problems in helping dyslexics is that there are many different types of dyslexia. Dyslexia takes many different forms; all dyslexics are different. They cannot be readily sorted into categories and then treated the same as a group.
For as yet undiscovered adult dyslexics a test for dyslexia could be a life-changing experience! Once diagnosed the dyslexic person can be helped, taught how to overcome his or her dyslexic problems and reach their full personal potential.
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Disclaimer: Nothing in the above explanations is intended to be or represented to be or should be construed to be any form of medical advice. The information presented here has been sourced from medical journals, news articles in the popular press, libraries and other public sources that are freely-available to anyone. It is presented here for purposes of general interest and information only. For any kind of medical advice the reader should consult with his or her licensed physician or other medical specialist.
Courtesy of Jackson P. Johnson
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