The biggest warning sign of all, is having a close relative with dyslexia. If someone has 3 or more of these warning signs, their difficulties are probably due to dyslexia, and you should have this person tested as soon as possible.

In Preschoolers

-delayed speech

-mixing up sounds in multi-syllabic words

-early stuttering or cluttering

-lots of ear infections

-can't master tying shoes

-confusion over left versus right, over versus under,

-late to establish a dominant hand

-Difficulty learning to tie shoes

-trouble memorizing address, phone number, or the alphabet

-can’t create words that rhyme

In Elementary School

-Dysgraphia(slow, non-automatic handwriting that is difficult to read)

-letter or number reversals continuing past first grade

-extreme difficulty learning cursive

-slow, choppy inaccurate reading(guesses based on shape or context, skips or misreads prepositions((at, to, of)), ignores suffices, can’t sound out unknown words)

-terrible spelling

-often can’t remember sight words(they, were, does) or homonymns(their, they’re, there)

-difficulty telling time on a clock with hands

-trouble with math(memorizing multiplication tables, memorizing a sequence of steps, directionality)

-Extremely messy bedroom, backpack, and desk

-dreads going to school(nightmares about school, complains of stomach or head aches)

In High School

All of the above symptoms, plus:

-limited vocabulary

extremely poor written expression( large discrepancy between verbal and written communication)

-unable to master a foreign language

-difficulty reading printed music

-poor grades in many classes

-may drop out of high school

In Adults

Educational history similar to above, plus:

-slow reader

-may have to read a page 2 or 3 times to understand it

-terrible speller

-difficulty putting thoughts onto paper(dreads writing memos or letters)

-still has difficulty with right versus left

-often gets lost, even in a familiar city

-sometimes confuses “b” and “d”(especially when tired or sick)

 

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