The history of dyslexia has been one of long struggle in the darkness of ignorance, culminating in tremendous strides forward in progress in the last twenty-five years.
Dyslexics learn differently. Their eyes see the world the exact same way but their brains appear to interpret the signals from the eyes differently than those of non-dyslexics. It’s not all bad, many highly successful people have been dyslexic. But to reach their complete potential they have to be taught differently, in accordance with their needs.
In the last 15 years school-age children have been routinely screened for dyslexia in children. Practically all of those who had problems with reading were selected to go through a full-scale professional dyslexia test and evaluation.
Before about 15 years ago, dyslexics were lumped in with the rest of the students and had to take their chances. Most were treated badly by the educational system, called lazy, slow learners, underachievers. They were made to feel ashamed of and embarrassed by their differences and learned to conceal them.
Millions of adult dyslexics today have never taken a dyslexia test. They still struggle with learning and reading difficulties that could be easily overcome if they were only known. A half-hour dyslexia test could make enormous improvements in their self-esteem and abilities.
There are many different types of dyslexia. In fact, there is no standard “type”; everyone is different. Dyslexics cannot be classified and put into different “boxes” to process. Each one must be tested and evaluated separately.
Dyslexia testing is not difficult or expensive or time-consuming. There is an excellent online test available now that can be done in half an hour from any place there is an Internet connection. If there is any possibility that a person might be dyslexic, they can find out for less than the cost of a visit to their Doctor or Dentist!
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Disclaimer: Nothing in the above explanations is intended to be or represented to be or should be construed to be any form of medical advice. The information herein has been gleaned from medical journals, news articles in the popular press and other freely-available public sources. It is presented here for informational purposes only. For any medical advice the reader is urged to consult with his or her licensed physician or other medical specialist.
By – Charles Sandusky