Diagnosing Dyslexia
July 15, 2008
Dyslexia is a learning disability associated with reading and writing. There are people diagnosed with this disorder early in their lives using comprehensive tests for dyslexia, but there are also dyslexics who are unaware of their disorder until they get older. They are not aware of the source of their learning disability that resulted to problems in school, work place and even on their relationship with other people.
To understand, we need to look at the recent history of dyslexia. Most of the research that lets us understand dyslexia today has taken place in the last 25 years. Up until about 15 years ago, dyslexia was little understood or recognized. It’s only in the last 10-12 years that dyslexia screening in schools has been the rule.
If people with dyslexia were given proper treatments when they were younger, adults with dyslexia will find it easier to deal with this disorder. There are a lot of misconceptions about dyslexia. Some believed that dyslexics are slow learners and they are branded with names like “retarded”, “dumb”, etc. which leads to frustration and low self-esteem. Using the right tests for dyslexia can help dyslexics on how to cope with their learning disability as early as possible and become confident adults.
This should not be the case because diagnosing dyslexia in adults is now possible and there are treatments available to help you manage your learning disability if you suspect you have the symptoms of dyslexia. Dyslexia has nothing to do with intelligence, there are dyslexics who have discovered their true potential and became successful in their chosen fields.
Many adult dyslexics learned of their condition only after their children received a diagnosis of dyslexia. The education and medical professionals involved, knowing that there is a genetic link, urged dyslexia testing for the entire family. And one or more parents were found to be dyslexic. So that is why there are so many adult dyslexics who are unaware that the reasons for problems that they hide, that they have lived with for years, are caused by dyslexia. If you or anyone you know exhibits any of the symptoms of dyslexia, please urge them to take an adult dyslexia test.
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