Dyslexia

The term Dyslexia means difficulty with words. "Dys" means "difficulty" and "lexia" means "words." In common terms the word Dyslexia means a disorder in psychological processes associated with reading, language processing, and learning.

A person suffering from this disorder experiences difficulty reading, writing, with letters, words, and numbers, as well as reversing letters and words. It is estimated that 10 to 15% of the children suffer from Dyslexia.

Children with Dyslexia are confused with letters and numbers and often learn to think in pictures and images instead.

There are three types of Dyslexia:

Development dyslexia

Trauma dyslexia

Development dyslexia is caused during the early stages of fetus development and is hormonal in nature. This Dyslexia decreases as a child grows up and is mostly found in boys rather than girls.

Trauma Dyslexia occurs if the part of the brain that commands reading and writing abilities is injured.

Primary Dyslexia does not change with age and is a malfunction in the left side of brain.

Causes of dyslexia are often hereditary in nature and are not caused by any emotional trauma.

Children with Dyslexia face problems at school and this negative experience at school often causes behavior problems. The child gets frustrated due to lack of achievement and hence they abstain from going to school. Dyslexic people may have some exceptional strengths. He/She may learn computers before others of similar age, and may be brighter in sports, and possess great creative abilities. Having Dyslexia doesn't mean that the person is dumb or mentally disturbed, they may be average or above average in intelligence.

Learning disabilities affect about 5 percent of all school-age children in public schools in the United States. The majority of schoolchildren who receive special education services have deficits in reading, and dyslexia is the most common cause.

Signs of Dyslexia are:

1. Delayed Speech

2. Late establishing a dominant hand

3. Trouble memorizing their address, phone number, or the alphabet.

4. Dysgraphia (inability to perform the act of writing

5. Extreme difficulty learning cursive writing

6. Slow choppy inaccurate reading

7. Terrible with spelling

A complete psychological evaluation should be done on your child if you suspect the disorder, special education personnel can carry out the evaluation. The evaluation should include: a developmental, medical, behavioral, academic and family history, a measure of general intellectual functioning (IQ testing), testing on oral language, memory, auditory processing, visual processing, visual motor integration, phonemic awareness, phonemic decoding, word recognition, decoding, spelling, reading, reading comprehension, written expression, and handwriting (would be done by an occupational therapist).

Adult Dyslexia

Adults with Dyslexia may hide reading problems, spell poorly, and avoid writing. These adults often have good creative skills, though. Many adults with Dyslexia are unemployed. They have difficulty in finding a proper job due to their inability. This makes them lose their self confidence.

The following the some most common signs and symptoms of dyslexia.

Spelling: This is one of the most common signs of dyslexia. Not only will someone have trouble spelling difficult words but simple words will be challenging as well. Often times words will be spelled just as they are spoken. For example: "nock" instead of "knock" or "serch" replaces "search"

Comprehension: Dyslexia isn't limited to spelling and math. People also have trouble with their comprehension skills. For example they may have difficulty following directions as well as repeating words that are spoken to them. This is specifically important when it comes to reading comprehension.

Direction: People who are dyslexic will have trouble with their directional awareness. Not only will they confuse "left" and "right" or "up" and "down". But following maps and compasses are a challenge as well.

Interchanging letters: Many times numbers like "16" will become "61" or a "b" may turn into a "d"

Math: Adults with dyslexia have trouble understanding basic math, which includes putting numbers in their proper sequence. Many times people will reverse numbers; it may also be hard for them to count to 100.

Dyslexia is a treatable learning disability - however it's important to take action as soon as possible.

Information Regarding Dyslexia

Dyslexia Study Uncouples Reading and IQ - Contrary to popular belief, some very smart, accomplished people cannot read well. This unexpected difficulty in reading in relation to intelligence, education and professional status is called dyslexia, and researchers at Yale School of Medicine and University of California Davis, have presented new data that explain how otherwise bright and intelligent people struggle to read.

Dyslexia in Learning - Harnessing the Power of Dyslexic Creativity - Dyslexic thinkers are creative, imaginative thinkers who learn by exploring and by doing. Once out of school, they often excel in areas of life requiring lateral, visual-spatial ability such as architecture, engineering, practical professions and entrepreneurism.

Dyslexics in the Classroom - 55% of children failing their Standard Assessment tests (SATs) in the UK are dyslexic, according to a new study published by Hull University. Yet it doesn't have to be that way. Dyslexic thinkers are among the brightest in our schools; what's more, with the right approach, the dyslexic thinking style contains all the ingredients of academic success.

Dyslexia in the Workplace: Disability or Talent? - In the UK, dyslexia is covered by the provisions of the Disabilities Discrimination Act, and meaningful protection is afforded to dyslexic thinkers through this means. However, is the disability framework for understanding dyslexia actually harming dyslexic interests rather than furthering them?

Dyslexic Children Should Be Diagnosed Early - All the available research points to the fact that if childrens learning difficulties are diagnosed early and appropriate help is offered at an early stage, the child is given the best chance of success. So much of the suffering and lack of self-confidence of these children could be avoided by a nationwide screening programme of children entering school.

Link to "Dyslexia In Children and Adults" - http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/dyslexia/