Dyslexia Diagnosis - Seven Important Symptoms Relating to Reading and Writing

Introductionadded or missed out. When writing, letters might
Dyslexia is a learning disability that has a broadbe reversed.
range of symptoms. In this article I will discuss4. Words & Letters Move Around the Page.
seven symptoms that might be displayed by aA person who might be in need of a dyslexic
person when they are reading or writing anddiagnosis may complain that letters and words
might need further investigation and could result inmove on the page that they are reading or
a dyslexia diagnosis. Like most lists of symptomswriting on. This movement will make any reading
for any learning disability, any body in the worldor writing task almost impossible to complete
could display them at one time or another. Theconfidently.
emphasis here is on the frequency that these5. Reads With Little or No Understanding
symptoms are displayed. You will possibly alsoDo you know somebody who can read words
have an uneasy feeling with regard to this person.very confidently but find it very hard to explain in
There will be a gap and some behaviours that aretheir own words what they have just read? This
unexplained. How can an individual who is clearlyability to decode (read) words but not
intelligent, find seemingly mundane reading andcomprehend them can be a sign of dyslexia.
writing tasks so difficult? The following list of6. Spells Words Phonetically Not From Memory
symptoms might just prompt you to go in searchSome bright and intelligent people sound words
of a dyslexia diagnosis.out as they are spelling them, when they should
1. Dizziness, Headaches and Stomach Achesbe spelling but words from memory. Most
These symptoms are quite worrying becausecompetent readers and writers spell words from
they manifest themselves as pain. We are notmemory. it happens naturally and fluently because
worried about someone who complains ofwe have written word so many times before
dizziness, headaches or stomach achesthat we can spell it with ease. However, if for
infrequently but for the person who complains ofsome reason an individual difficulty remembering
the symptoms often there is a cause for concernwords they must use their phonological skills to
and need possibly for further investigation.spell words. frequently this means that spellings
2. Confused by letters, numbers, words,are wrong most of the time!
sequences7. Vision Problems, Eyesight Perfect
I think it is more well known that someoneThis symptom is closely related to symptom
possible dyslexia should be confused by lettersnumber 4. However the complaint in this situation
and words. Commonly confusing letters will be theis not so much about words moving floating or
most obvious and worrying characteristic becauseswimming across a page but a continued difficulty
being able to recognize and use all the letters ofwith even seeing words and letters. They are just
the alphabet is a skill that most children shoulda blur.
achieve a very young age. What is less wellClosing Thoughts
known is that people who struggle with numbersI do not think that any of the seven
and sequences could well be in need of a dyslexiacharacteristics of dyslexia outlined above are
diagnosis.more or less important than any of the others.
3. Simple Reading or Writing Tasks Are Full ofWhat is important is that if after reading this
Errorsarticle you feel sufficiently worried, then you
For both reading and writing, these errors canshould do some further research looking into
occur at the letter and word level. For instancegetting a dyslexia diagnosis.
letters and words may be needlessly repeated,