12 Dyslexia Signs to Look For

Hi, my name is Kim Bausback, PhD, and I'm a licensed clinical psychologist at The Schwab Learning Center (SLC) at Children's Health Council (CHC). at The Schwab Learning Center (SLC) at Children's Health Council (CHC). October is Dyslexia Awareness Month! It is never too late to look out for signs of dyslexia. Here are some signs to look out for from Sally Shaywitz's book, Overcoming Dyslexia. from Sally Shaywitz's book, Overcoming Dyslexia. One, a childhood history of reading and spelling difficulties. Two, while reading skills have developed over time, reading still requires great effort and is done at a slow pace. Three, rarely reading for pleasure. Three, rarely reading for pleasure. Four, slow reading of most materials like books, manuals, subtitles and films. Five, avoiding reading aloud. Five, avoiding reading aloud. Six, early oral language difficulties persist including a lack of fluency and glibness, a frequent use of "ums" and imprecise language and general anxiety when speaking. Seven, often pronouncing the names of people and places incorrectly or tripping over different parts of words. Eight, difficulty remembering names of people or places, confusing names that sound alike. Nine, struggling to retrieve words. Frequently it's a, "it's on the tip of my tongue." Frequently it's a, "it's on the tip of my tongue." 10, rarely has a fast response in conversations and struggles when put on the spot. 11, spoken vocabulary is smaller than listening vocabulary. And 12, avoids saying words that might be mispronounced. Common strengths in individuals with dyslexia include a high capacity to learn! Showing noticeable improvements when you're given additional showing noticeable improvements when you're given additional time on multiple choice examinations. Demonstrating excellence when focused in a highly specialized area, such as medicine, law, such as medicine, law, public policy, finance, architecture or basic science. You also may be excellent when you're writing You also may be excellent when you're writing if the focus is on the content, not the spelling. You're highly articulate when expressing ideas and feelings. There's exceptional empathy and warmth. You're successful in areas that are not dependent on rote memory; you have a talent for high level conceptualization and the ability to come up with original insights; an inclination to think outside the box and see the big picture; and you're noticeably resilient and able to adapt. To learn more please visit The Schwab Learning Center (SLC) at Children's Health Council (CHC) website. The Schwab Learning Center (SLC) at Children's Health Council (CHC) website. Thank you.