Dyslexia was virtually unknown, unrecognized and certainly not understood up until approximately 25 years ago. Almost all that we know about it has been learned fairly recently.
Dyslexics see things differently. Their eyes are the same as those of non-dyslexics, but their brains interpret the signals differently. Because of this they learn differently. They have to be taught in the way they learn, not in the traditional ways.
For a little over 15 years now, elementary schools have routinely screened for learning abilities dyslexia. For more information on this subject, Click Here. Any child who had problems with reading was selected to go through full-scale professional testing for dyslexia followed by individual evaluation.
Those who went through grade school more than 15 years ago almost all bear the scars of being hammered into molds that did not fit. They were ridiculed for their differences, looked at as retarded (which most are definitely not!), slow learners, etc. They were embarrassed and learn to hide their differences.
Today there are millions of dyslexic adults still struggling to deal with the world through a dyslexic lens, not realizing that dyslexia is their problem and a simple dyslexia test could set them on the road to life-changing improvements.
There are a large number of different types of dyslexia to deal with. There is no standard definition, no real, workable way to sort them out into types and put them into nice, neat categories. Each one is different and needs to be evaluated and taught accordingly.
Dyslexia testing is neither difficult nor expensive nor 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!
There is more information on the subject of dyslexia you can see by clicking on any of the links in this blog posting.
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 presented here has been sourced from medical journals, news articles in the popular press, libraries and other public sources that are freely-available to anyone. It is presented here for purposes of general interest and information only. For any kind of medical advice the reader should consult with his or her licensed physician or other medical specialist.
By Edwin R. Jones