Can you get dyslexia at age 12?

Question

the words started jumbling

i started failing

and parents are getting anagry

HELP PLEASE

can i have developed dyslexia

best answer gets 10 points

Answer 1

You may have had dyslexia, but had coping skills that were adequate for earlier grades. Now school is getting harder, and more reading is required and your coping skills can't keep up.  Check out this site for information about dyslexia, it will give you some idea if you have it, and what to do if you think you do.

http://www.dyslexia-test.com/dyslexia.ht...

Answer 2

Dyslexia is not a disease, it is something you are born with. Please talk to your teacher and ask if you can get a test that diagnoses dyslexia. The younger you get diagnosed, the better.

Some help:

-use post-it notes

-use a notebook for homework assignments

-use a calendar

-bring a tape recorder to class and tape the class (make sure it is okay with the teacher)

-try to do tasks right away so you won't forget

-when you finish your homework, put your books in a special place

-decide with clothes you want to wear in the morning before you go to bed

hope this helps!

Answer 3

No, you don't just suddenly GET dyslexia.

Dyslexia is the way a brain works, not a disease. As someone else mentioned, it is possible that you weren't stressed before, but if you have been reading with no problems up til now, that is highly unlikely.

It is possible that your vision has changed and that it is stressing your brain to the point that letters appear jumbled, in which case I'd suggest seeing an eye doctor.  It is also possible that if you are not sleeping well, or are otherwise sick, that your body would be too tired to deal with neurological input the way it typically does. This would also make your vision appear jumbled.

Either way, I'd suggest a full check-up, and let your doctor help you out with this, rather than a bunch of strangers online. :-)

Answer 4

There are lots of reading problems - many, many more than just dyslexia.  Ask your parents to schedule an appointment with the eye doctor to make sure you don't need reading glasses.  Astigmatism might produce similiar results.  You know when the doctor says which one is better - One?  Two? They are testing for this sort of thing.  

If you can ask you parents to have you tested at school, too, I would.  All they have to do (in the US) is write a letter to the principal saying they want to have you tested.  They will later need to come in for meetings, but to get the ball rolling all they need to do is write a letter.

My younger sister was diagnosed with a reading disability in her senior year and given extra time to help her cope with the words jumbling.  Before that she was always frustrated.   The SATs and colleges also allow extra time on tests after a formal diagnosis and she was able to pass because of it.  She's now working on her master's and has high paying job.  Without the extra time on tests, including the SATs, colleges would have denied her entrance!

I hope you can sit down and talk to your parents about this.  More importantly, I hope they really listen.  Do show them a lot of respect about the subject and try to get them to help you out with your homework.  Maybe they will begin to understand better.

Answer 5

Not likely you got it at 12 you would have had a known reading problem in lower grades, however could have developed if you had a TBI (head injury). Some signs are poor handwritting, slow or difficult reading, reversal of letters and numbers.

Answer 6

I think you can get dyslexia at any age, it probably doesnt matter.

Answer 7

If your teachers can't help you, you might consider Sylvan or Huntington. Sometimes people have learning disabilities for quite some time before realizing it, sometimes it becomes obvious pretty quickly especially when you're not keeping up with the other students. The sooner you can get help the sooner you'll have a better chance of learning the material. It'll make a world of difference for your self esteem (if your self esteem has suffered because of the possible learning disability).

Answer 8

if it is genetic then you are born with it.. but it could be just now that things are gettin to a point where it it troublesom ie the information is getting more advanced etc. It could also be that you have recieved a type of head injury or other trauma to your brain that has caused this.. I would suggest for speaking to your dr and see if there is a neurological reason, if not have them refer you to a neurpsychologist--- at the very least a psychologist that works alot with children or neurological problems..

go to google and type in "american pediatric neuropsychology" or "american professional neuropsychology" or "american clinical psychology".. these are sites of neuropsychological organizations that certify psychologists.