5 Important Facts About Dyslexia

Do you have a child recently diagnosed with dyslexia? Take Heart! Here are 5 Facts you need to know!

There is No Single Type of Dyslexia

Dyslexia covers a wide range of difficulties. In fact, it is unique for each individual. Dyslexia causes difficulty in the skills needed for learning to read, spell and write, but it is much more than that.

Dyslexia causes lots of other difficulties like being disorganized, forgetting what someone has told you, or forgetting someone’s name. And thus, even memorizing a phone number or multiplication fact can become a struggle.

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Dyslexia is not a disease. Dyslexia is neurological.

Indeed, there is no medicine that will cure dyslexia. Simply put, the brain works differently. However, it is important to note that having dyslexia does not mean you lack intelligence. For example, imagine your brain is like a computer that is being put to work on a task that it was never designed for. It still works, but it works less efficiently.

The International Dyslexia Association’s definition of dyslexia has been adopted by many states.

Early Identification is Important

Make sure you get the right type of assessment! There are lots of reasons why someone can fall behind at school, so it is very important to first get hearing and eyesight checked.

Particularly, an assessment for dyslexia should analyze neurodiversity. This means identifying an individual’s learning strengths and weaknesses. A weakness in specific learning skills will indicate the type of dyslexia and be used to find the most effective strategies.

However, be aware that many assessments that identify dyslexic difficulties do not use the word “dyslexia.” Words like “Auditory Processing Disorder” and “Visual Memory Deficit” are used to diagnose the specific type of dyslexia. In addition, remember that dyslexia is neuro-diverse. And thus, it affects people in different ways.

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Discovering one has dyslexia is a relief to most people. In fact, it is a positive label. Upon diagnosis, Jennifer Anniston said, “I felt like all of my childhood tragedies and dramas were explained.”

Help Your Children Believe in Themselves. They Can Succeed.

Indeed, an impact of dyslexia is low self-confidence. When you can’t seem to do the things other people find easy, you start to believe it when people tell you you’re lazy or stupid. But when you stop trying, there is no hope of success. In short, the first step is to make a child with dyslexia understand that they can succeed with a different approach. Dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of.

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Develop Strategies

People with dyslexia can achieve success by using different learning methods. Dyslexics don’t remember by just seeing and hearing a word a few times – they forget! But a rule or strategy provides a way of working it out. Start thinking about how your child learns best and how you can adapt their learning, then create your own strategies.

 

What Help is Available?

Intensive Teaching – This can be expensive, but with the right teacher, it is very effective. Visit these links for more information.

Programs on Computer and TabletNessy is an online learning program that has been created by dyslexics, and specialist teachers. Nessy will assess, provide strategies, rules, and learning games. This is an affordable and effective solution when a tutor is beyond your means.

Paper-based Programs

Assistive Technology – There are several programs that will read and write for you if this becomes necessary.

 

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