| In recent times a lot of attention has been given to | | | | or herself.d. Cannot work in a team based setting.e. |
| adult dyslexia and how it affects a person to interact | | | | Cannot complete work on dead line.f. Has moderate |
| with his or her environment. Dyslexia is basically a | | | | to severe difficulty reading and/or speaking; often |
| learning disability which affects a person's ability to | | | | gets confused between words with similar meaning, |
| learn and/or comprehend language. This can be | | | | and letters which look the same such as b, d, p.g. Has |
| written, verbal or both. Until recently it was not | | | | difficulty telling directions.h. Has poor social skill.i. |
| possible to identify whether a person had adult | | | | Seems to zone-out of reality as if daydreaming.j. |
| dyslexia or not however with advancement in medical | | | | Seems distracted most of the time. If you have |
| technology and research a lot has now been learnt | | | | witnessed such symptoms then you should consider |
| about this crippling disability. | | | | taking an online adult dyslexia test and get yourself |
| Most people suffering with dyslexia get diagnosed | | | | tested for dyslexia. |
| well into their adulthood effectively ruining their | | | | Most people tend to freak out at the very name of |
| childhood. Dyslexics often have a painful and | | | | adult dyslexia. In fact many will go to great lengths |
| uncomfortable upbringing in an environment which | | | | to prevent their friends and families from knowing |
| rejects them. Dyslexics are also throughout their lives | | | | that they are learning disabled or have adult dyslexia, |
| labeled as stupid, lazy, incompetent and "not trying | | | | however if you do have this problem then you can |
| hard enough". This is in stark contrast to their bright | | | | actually give yourself a pat on the back! Remember |
| and multi-faceted intellect which never gets exploited | | | | many of the most famous people in history were |
| to its fullest primarily because it is never recognized. | | | | dyslexics; Leonardo Da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Henry |
| Dyslexia has many symptoms, many of which look | | | | Ford, Thomas Edison were all dyslexics and had much |
| similar to those found in many other learning | | | | the same life as you. Most of them were taunted |
| disabilities. Look out for the following symptoms:a. | | | | and laughed at for their silly ideas, called stupid, lazy, |
| Have a family history of learning disabilities such as | | | | and were told that they will never do anything in life, |
| dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, add, adhd etc.b. | | | | but look at what they achieved. If you are dyslexic |
| Seems bright but cannot seem to realize his or her | | | | then you are unique and you know it! |
| potential to the fullest.c. Has difficulty organizing him | | | | |