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Dyslexia

**Description: ** The word Dyslexia comes from the Greek meaning “difficulty with words or language.” Dyslexia is an inherited condition that makes it extremely difficult to read, write, and spell in your native language-despite at least average intelligence.

**Inheritance: ** Dyslexia is very frequently found in families, and is often accompanied by left-handedness somewhere in the family. This does not mean a dyslexic parent will automatically have a dyslexic child, or that a left-handed child will necessarily be dyslexic.

**Symptoms: ** · Appears Intelligent · Labeled lazy, careless, not trying hard enough · Feels dumb, hides weaknesses · Talented in art, drama, music, sports, mechanics, building, and engineering · Seems to “zone-out” · Learns best through hands-on experience, demonstrations, experimentations, observation, etc. · Hears things that were not said · Troubled with writing or copying, pencil grip is unusual, handwriting varies or is illegible · Clumsy, uncoordinated, poor at ball or team sports · Can be ambidextrous ( <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">able to use both hands equally well <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, an often confuses left and right and over and under

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Daily Life: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">If I had Dyslexia, I would see words backwards, upside-down, and any other way possible. So if I were driving and saw a STOP sign, I could see it like POTS, SOPT, PTOS, <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">and all other different ways.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Diagnosis: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Dyslexia is hard to diagnose. Testing’s further assesses how a child takes in and processes information and what the child does with the information given. The tests determine whether a child learns better by hearing information, looking at information, or doing something. They also assess whether a child preforms better when allowed to give information.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Treatment: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Dyslexia is a life-long condition. Most people with Dyslexia need help from a teacher, tutor, or therapist specially trained in using a multisensory, structured language approach. It is important for these individuals to be taught by a method that involves several senses such as hearing, seeing, and touching at the same time. Many individuals with Dyslexia need one-on-one help so they can move forward at their own place.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Research: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">There are brain scans to see what a brain looks like with Dyslexia. They are also teaching kids to observe how they learn.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Additional Facts: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Dyslexia is a common problem. According to a Yale study, one out of five people suffer from Dyslexia. It is estimated that seventy to eighty-five percent of children with learning disabilities are Dyslexic. Dyslexics are of average or above average intelligence. The most common thing when it comes to Dyslexia is difficulty reading words. Most dyslexia people have a harder time spelling than reading.

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