Dyslexia symptoms?

Question

I have believed my child to be dyslexic for around 4 years,he is now 10.He had an assessment recently and told me he used overlay sheets that made the reading so much easier.He also told me that letters like e,a,o,p etc were blacked out in the white areas of the letter.I have never heard of anything like this before and wondered if anyone knows if it is connected to dyslexia.

Answer 1

dyslexia is usually mixing up d's and b's writing things backwards and find things harder to learn , that's what my friend with dylexia does , only noticed when she went college

when she wrote essays .

you need to bring him to a therapist (speech/learning) and see if it is that otherwise he could be colour blind i know

an adult with this and different things are harder to read depending on the colour of the page etc and quite a few people have it but its easy to live with it when its picked up at an early stage

let me know how you get on very interested to hear exactly what it is

best of luck

Answer 2

Hi there yes I have.  It is also known as Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome or Irlen syndrome and its a senstivity to light which interfers with Visual processing.  Please do not worry it is more common than you think.  Be carefull which colour you use though as it may not just be black and white, but that is the normal colours.  If you stare at this message you will see that it will blend but you can put it right with a movement of eye but people with this disorder find it hard so need a colour to make the background duller for the writing to stand out.  I hope every thing goes well for your child if you need further information contact www.dore.co.uk and if they can't help you they will put you onto a support group that can

Answer 3

Don't you think it's a buit cruel that "dyslexia" is so hard to spell?

Answer 4

Ring NHS direct on 08454647. They will give you professional, helpful and fully confidential advice.

Best wishes J

Answer 5

Its possible. what did the guy that do the assessment say ? I didn't get assessed till i was 14 was a bit difficult then.. Look for ADDHD too AD 70% of dyslexics have it as well

Answer 6

Can only say that I did a year at college in my 50s. Most fellow students were aboout my age, and a lot of them had been dismissed as backward at school, and condemned to really boring jobs, because of undiagnosed dyslexia, etc.

I'm glad to hear that whatever problem your son's got, it's being addressed, will quite likely be overcome at this stage, and - most importantly - his self-confidence won't be damaged by being called lazy or thick!

Answer 7

This is a very informative website that has everything you will need! Hope I could help!

http://www.dys-add.com/symptoms.html