Even though dyslexia has been a health concern amongst many individuals for a long time, it has only really received the attention it deserves in the last few years. Unfortunately, it’s not exactly understood how or why dyslexia affects your child’s wellbeing, but the signs of the condition are becoming more and more noticeable, so at least it’s easier to spot.
When your child’s wellness is affected by dyslexia, this means that he or she has difficulty with reading, writing and spelling. Dyslexia has a neurological origin, but it’s primarily seen as a learning difficulty that affects literacy skills. The condition can take its toll on your child’s education, but luckily you can better deal with dyslexia once you understand the symptoms and signs, as this means you can get your child the help he or she needs to succeed at school. So how can you tell if your child has dyslexia? Ask yourself the following questions:
1. Compared to other children of the same age, does your child have delayed speech development, or more difficulty in learning language?
2. From an early age, has your child demonstrated a certain level of struggle in learning and remembering rhymes and poems, or the order of the alphabet or numbers?
3. Compared to other children at school, does your child struggle with spellings, remembering common words and letters or their combinations, or just general reading skills?
4. Does your child get confused with the numbers or letters that appear to be the reverse of others? Does he or she mix up b and d, p and q, etc.? This may be why your child has problems reading or writing certain words.
5. Does your child have a problem with co-ordination, left and right directions, arranging books or playing games that require sequencing?
6. Does your child have a poor academic performance in spite of having an average IQ?
7. Does your child act out a lot? This may be in frustration at being an able to read and write in spite of his or her best efforts.
8. Doe your child avoid activities and other children? Your child may have recognised the errors that he or she has been making, and so would rather avoid any activities involving reading, writing or language skills. Dyslexia can produce a feeling of inferiority, and so your child may steer clear of other children.
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