What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Dyslexia

To start off, what exactly is dyslexia?

Dyslexia is a condition that hinders a person's ability to read, write and spell. People with dyslexia often encounter much difficulty in reading and spelling tasks and they find it difficult to improve their language skills - even after much practice and training.

It is important to note that dyslexia is NOT a mental illness nor does it reflect a person's intelligence level and capabilities. Dyslexia just means that the brain perceives and interprets information differently, and this difference affects the way a person learns how to read and write.

The following are the 2 major signs and symptoms of dyslexia:

Directional Confusion

Dyslexics often encounter problems telling left from right, up and down. The process is not intuitive and automatic for them. In the context of writing, dyslexic's displays "mirror writing". For example:

• Letter like b might be interchanged with d, p or q. This can also happen when reading
• Letter might also be inverted: u interchanged with n, m interchanged with w

Another way to establish directional confusion is to give a specific set of direction. "Go to the junction, turn left, turn right, etc. "

Sequence Confusion

Another telltale sign of dyslexia is problems with sequencing. Naturally, problems with sequencing would also affect their writing/reading as words have specific order and sequence. For example:

• Words like name becomes mean, friend become freind, cat become act, expect become except, reserve become reverse
• Another example would be reading/writing animal as aminal, or blue as bule, does as dose

The above are just two of the most common symptoms of dyslexia and are not meant to be representative of all dyslexics. In fact, some dyslexics can read and write well enough to avoid being detected. The surest way to confirm dyslexia is to get a proper assessment. Learn more about testing for dyslexia in adults now and find out if you are dyslexic!