Indications of Dyslexia in Children
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 | Places
Dyslexia has been little understood or studied for most of recorded history. Practically all that we have learned about dyslexia has occurred in the last twenty-five years.
Dyslexics learn differently. Their eyes see things the same way but their brains appear to interpret the signals from the eyes differently than those of non-dyslexics. It’s not all bad, many highly successful people have been dyslexic. But to reach their complete potential they have to be taught differently, according to their special needs.
For something 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.
Before about 15 years ago, dyslexics were lumped in with the rest of the students and had to take their chances. Most were treated badly by the educational system, called lazy, slow learners, underachievers. They were made to feel ashamed of and embarrassed by their differences and learned to conceal them.
Today there are millions of dyslexic adults still struggling to deal with the world through a dyslexic lens, not realizing that dyslexia is their problem and a simple dyslexia test could set them on the road to life-changing improvements.
There are a large number of different types of dyslexia to deal with. There is no standard definition, no real, workable way to sort them out into types and put them into nice, neat categories. Each one is different and needs to be evaluated and taught accordingly.
Dyslexia testing is not difficult or expensive; there’s even an online dyslexia test (for more info, click here) that takes half an hour, can be done from home or anywhere you can connect to the Internet and costs less than $60! If you or anyone you know might possibly be dyslexic, it’s really easy to find out for sure!
There is more information on the subject of dyslexia you can see by clicking on any of the links in this blog posting.
DISCLAIMER: I hope this helps, but please note that I am not a Medical Doctor. You should consult with your M.D. or personal Physician before taking any medical advice from anyone on the Internet.
Written by Steven Hinson