| Approximately 1 out of every 10 adults over the age | | | | learners" or "lazy". Dyslexics were embarrassed by |
| of 25 suffers from some form and degree of | | | | the labels and worked out ways to hide their |
| dyslexia. | | | | differences. |
| Dyslexia is a neurological condition that affects the | | | | Result is that 95% of the adult dyslexics in the |
| brain's ability to interpret the signals received from | | | | population are not only unaware of their condition but |
| the eyes. Dyslexics see things differently, which can | | | | consciously or unconsciously do their best to hide the |
| give them problems with reading and other tasks. | | | | symptoms. This makes them very hard to find. The |
| Dyslexia testing can quickly pinpoint these differences | | | | first step in identifying possible dyslexics and helping |
| and potential problems. | | | | them overcome their problems is a screening test. |
| Because of these differences, dyslexics need to be | | | | There are two kinds of dyslexia testing. There is |
| taught in different ways from the 90% non-dyslexic | | | | screening which is generally a free dyslexia test to |
| portion of the population. Properly taught, there is | | | | see if there are any indications of dyslexia. Then |
| practically nothing that a non-dyslexic can do that a | | | | there is a full, professional in-depth test to check for |
| dyslexic cannot. | | | | exact symptoms and measure severity. (Every |
| There is a frequently noted "Gift of Dyslexia", the | | | | dyslexic is different, must be tested and evaluated |
| advantage dyslexia can give people once they have | | | | separately.) |
| been tested, diagnosed and taught properly. There | | | | Symptoms of adult dyslexia include difficulty reading, |
| are many famous people with dyslexia, people such | | | | problems taking phone messages, writing down the |
| as actor Tom Cruise, singer-actress Cher and | | | | words and numbers for a message, transposing digits |
| businessman-entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and | | | | in numbers, difficulty in spelling, etc. |
| thousands more. | | | | If you think you might be dyslexic or know someone |
| The problem is that although school-age children are | | | | else who might be, take a free screening, free |
| routinely screened for dyslexia today, 15-20 years | | | | dyslexia test and see whether there are enough |
| ago dyslexia screening was almost unheard of. So | | | | symptoms to indicate possible dyslexia. It's free, so |
| anyone who graduated from elementary school more | | | | why not? |
| than 15 years ago has most probably never gone | | | | If you have no symptoms, then forget about it. If |
| through dyslexia testing or screening. | | | | you have significant symptoms then think about |
| Thus the learning problems caused by the condition | | | | going through full dyslexia testing. Only takes half an |
| continue uncorrected. Worse, the educational system | | | | hour or so and can be done online, from anywhere... |
| of 15+ years ago tended to treat dyslexics harshly, | | | | Knowing can radically change your life for the better! |
| unfairly branding them as "underachievers", "slow | | | | |