The problem with dyslexia lies not in the organs itself
but in the processing of the information. The problem is in coordinating the information
which comes in through all the senses.
The classic symptoms ofdyslexia include trouble reading or spelling, poor
concentration, difficulty processing word-sounds and poor short-term verbal memory.
For sufferers, or parents of sufferers, the real issue is not whether the
condition exists, but what can be done to help.
Currently, it is a lifelong condition with no cure. One of the problems of
dyslexia is that while a struggling parent and child may greet a 'diagnosis' with relief,
dyslexia is a 'description not an explanation'.
A label may be comforting, but it merely describes a group of symptoms whose
cause is not known and which 'overlaps' into other conditions, such as dyspraxia, ADHD and
language disorders. This makes each case unique, and a symptom-based approach the only way
forward.
In some cases, after a while, it may seem that children with dyslexia have
cured their problem and can read, especially if it is the same chapter, but this could be due
to memorizing. When they copy a passage or paragraph, they will not put in punctuation
marks.
Dyslexics may have very good mathematical skills unless it is a mathematical
problem with words involved.
Some dyslexics will also have difficulty in differentiating between the
right and left, as in tying shoe-laces. And they may have problems telling time.
Which are the symptoms
of dyslexia?
Symptoms vary in breadth and severity from
one individual to another but may include the following features:
