Dyslexia
Introduction
Dyslexia can be described as learning disability. It refers to a condition where in people face problems related to written information. It causes problems in reading, spelling and writing. It has been studied that people affected by dyslexia find it complicated to make a relation between letters and words, and even their pronunciation.
How common is dyslexia?
Dyslexia is more common in boys than in girls. Language plays a major role in dyslexia. Languages, like Italian or Spanish, which have an apparent relation between the ways it’s written and how it is pronounced, lower the chances of dyslexia.
Experts have come up with a description that Dyslexia is nothing but a unique way of thinking. People afflicted with Dyslexia, mostly use the right hemisphere of the brain, which is concerned mainly with the creative features of thinking. People affected with dyslexia usually have good verbal and social skills. They are capable of thinking imaginatively and solve difficult problems by making unusual connections. People with dyslexia are able to think in 3D, unlike normal people who can think in 2D.
Symptoms of Dyslexia
The symptoms of being dyslexic vary from person to person, each having different potentials and faults.
Symptoms of dyslexia in young children:
- Hindrance and complexity in talking clearly
- Confusing up phrases and words, for instance, saying ‘dy moll’ instead of ‘my doll’
- Feeling awkward and inept
- Finding it difficult to recite and comprehend rhymes
- Facing problems in tying shoe laces and getting dressed properly
Symptoms of dyslexia in children between the ages of 5 and 7 years:
- Poor span of attention and concentration
- Facing issues in recalling simple series, for example months of the year and days of the week
- Facing problems in learning the alphabets
- Confusing left from right
- Having issues in reading and writing properly
Symptoms of dyslexia in children between the ages of 7 and 12:
- Problems in learning multiplication tables
- Inability to follow directions, or recalling more than a single thing at a time
- Poor academic results in school as compared to the other students
- Become irritated at school, eventually leading to either quietness or unique conduct.
Symptoms of dyslexia in teenagers:
- Facing problems in learning a foreign language
- Unable to organize work
- Problems in writing down and copying
- Problems while following instructions
- Disability to learn and revise for exams
- Taking longer than usual to do school work
- Having major problems with spellings
Symptoms of dyslexia in adults:
In some cases, dyslexia may not be identified even and until the person has reached adulthood. Some of the common symptoms of dyslexia in adults are as follows;
- Avoiding writing and reading whenever possible
- Depending on oral and memory skills, rather than writing or reading
- Inadequate time management and disorganisation of work
- Hiding from other people, problems faced at the time of writing and reading
- Facing problems regarding spellings of words.
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