Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Dyslexia

We are now aware that dyslexia is a disorder that affects millions of people all around the world. The world Dyslexia -'Dys' Means "difficulty" and 'lexia' means "Words" essentially gives one the definition of what dyslexia is in a nut shell - " A person with difficulty in words". This disorder is one type of specific learning disability. It commonly affects the person to have difficulty in verbal skills, abstract reasoning, hand-eye coordination, concentration, perception, memory and social adjustment. Some of the common symptoms of a dyslexic are the following:
Difficulty in comprehending
Difficulty in expression, written or oral
understanding letters phonetically or otherwise
Difficulty in reading
Inability to memorize (Sequential Problem)
Difficulty in spelling and reading - (specially with english Phonetic as it's a mixture of different languages
Difficulty in doing simple mathematical problems
Difficulty in attending to class instructions, and gets distracted too much (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder- ADD/ADHD)
Learning any new language

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