Causes, Symptoms and Difficulties Associated with Dyslexia

The term dyslexia refers to a learning disorder characterized by difficulty reading. It is a learning disability that alters the way the brain processes written material. Difficulties in word recognition, spelling, decoding and reading comprehension make it even more difficult. This disability alters the way the brain processes written material. People with dyslexia not only have trouble with reading and spelling they also can struggle with writing. Dyslexia is the most common type of learning disability.

There are 3 points of dyslexia I would like to discuss; causes of, symptoms and difficulties that people with dyslexic face. All of these points are important in helping you to understand and learn about this disability.

Let’s start with some of the theories believed to contribute to this disability. Scientist do not know the exact cause of dyslexia, but the they know that genes play a role in the condition because the disability runs in the families. Additional causes suggested for dyslexia are brain damage and inherited neurological abnormalities which are not associated with brain damage. However, the most common causes of dyslexia are believed to be brain injuries, stoke or other types of injury. A brain injury doesn’t necessarily refer to an accident, it can also be a result of lack of oxygen during birth. As you can see there are several things that can contribute to someone having this learning disability.

The symptoms of dyslexia as I mentioned include struggling with reading and writing. Dyslexia is often applied to persons who habitually reverse letters of words, reading “saw” for “was”, for example; or reverse the letters themselves, reading “b” for “d” and “p” for “q”. Illegible handwriting ...

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...ng degree. Coach Pringle stated that he knows his dyslexia won’t ever go away so what he has learned to do is trick his eyes on what to see instead of what he really sees.

The challenges that people with dyslexia face can be very hard. My little brother has dyslexia . I have seen first hand the daily challenges he faces in school and also the emotional difficulties he faces. He has to work extra hard to do any work but he is very smart. Kids sometimes treat him different because they don’t understand dyslexia. However, I know that with the right help people with dyslexia can learn ways to overcome it and become very successful. If you know someone who is dyslexic it is important to always encourage them and not make fun of them. I hope this has helped you understand more about what dyslexia is and what people face who have this common disability.