How do you know if you are dyslexic?

Question

I have always noticed that I make spelling errors when I type, I will think of a word and write it completely backwards, even though I am looking right at the keys. I only really notice it now since4 being at a computer is part of my job

Answer 1

I bet you are dysgraphic, or something like that. Dyslexia is a reading thing, your spelling would really suck!

  I can't type very well, and my Dad still can't type at all, he is a computer programmmer! Your brain's speech center may not be connected to your fingers.

Answer 2

If you have a problem ask your parents to take you to a speech therapist/pathologist (samething) for an evaluation.

Answer 3

Characteristics

Formal diagnosis of dyslexia is made by a qualified professional, such as a neurologist or an educational psychologist. Evaluation generally includes testing of reading ability together with measures of underlying skills such as tests of rapid naming, to evaluate short term memory and sequencing skills, and nonword reading to evaluate phonological coding skills. Evaluation will usually also include an IQ test to establish a profile of learning strengths and weaknesses. However, the use of a "discrepancy" between full scale IQ and reading level as a factor in diagnosis has been discredited by recent research.[50] It often includes interdisciplinary testing to exclude other possible causes for reading difficulties, such as a more generalized cognitive impairment or physical causes such as problems with vision or hearing.

Speech delays may be an early warning sign of dyslexia. Many dyslexics may have problems processing and decoding auditory input prior to reproducing their own version of speech. Early stuttering or cluttering can also be warning signs of dyslexia.

Many dyslexics also can have problems with speaking clearly. They can mix up sounds in multi-syllabic words (ex: aminal for animal, bisghetti for spaghetti, hekalopter for helicopter, hangaberg for hamburger, mazageen for magazine, etc.) They also can have problems speaking in full sentences.

Some shared symptoms of the speech/hearing deficits and dyslexia:

Confusion with before/after, right/left, and so on

Difficulty learning the alphabet

Difficulty with word retrieval or naming problems

Difficulty identifying or generating rhyming words, or counting syllables in words (phonological awareness)

Difficulty with hearing and manipulating sounds in words (phonemic awareness)

Difficulty distinguishing different sounds in words (auditory discrimination)

Difficulty in learning the sounds of letters

Difficulty associating individual words with their correct meanings

Confusion with combinations of words

Due to fear of speaking incorrectly, some children become withdrawn and shy or become bullies out of their inability to understand the social cues in their environment

Spelling errors — Because of difficulty learning letter-sound correspondences, individuals with dyslexia might tend to misspell words, or leave vowels out of words.

Letter order - Dyslexics may also reverse the order of two letters especially when the final, incorrect, word looks similar to the intended word (e.g., spelling "dose" instead of "does").

Highly phoneticized spelling - Dyslexics also commonly spell words inconsistently, but in a highly phonetic form such as writing "shud" for "should". Dyslexic individuals also typically have difficulty distinguishing among homophones such as "their" and "there".

Because of literacy problems, an individual with dyslexia may have difficulty with handwriting. This can involve slower writing speed than average or poor handwriting characterised by irregularly formed letters. They may use inappropriate words when writing

Answer 4

i've never heard of physical tests such as MRI for dyslexia-

it is usually diagnosed by an educational pychologist

i have spelling errors because of hand coorination issues-not actual spelling

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The technology to "see" the brain of a dyslexic is there, but it is not advanced enough yet where you can go to the doctor to get it diagnosed.  It has been seen in clinical test and research settings.  

Many times dyslexia runs in families.  Is there someone in your family who has similar issues?

I'm listing an article that might give you great information.  Scroll down to the bottom for stuff more related to you.

Answer 7

Dyslexia can be diagnossed by a neurologist by doing either an fMRI or a PET scan.  Dyslexia can also be diagnossed by doing a series of standardized tests that measure your cognitive potential (or IQ) verus your performance.