What is Dyslexia: What Every Parent Needs to Know

08.04.2024 13:34

In scientific terms, dyslexia is a partial specific disorder of the reading process, which manifests itself in repetitive, persistent errors.

If parents do not notice the first signs of the disorder, the child will have to face difficulties at school.

How to recognize dyslexia

It is noteworthy that no two people would exhibit this disorder in the same way.

At the same time, it is possible to identify a number of problems that each dyslexic faces to one degree or another.

The thing is, the symptoms of dyslexia are symptoms of disorientation.

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A child understands the reality around him differently than other people do.

As a result, problems manifest themselves not only in reading and writing: children diagnosed with dyslexia have difficulties with the perception of information, they are characterized by disorientation in space, disorganization, clumsiness, and attention deficit.

This happens because a child with dyslexia does not think in words and phrases, like most of us, but in three-dimensional images.

As a result, printed words and symbols that he cannot imagine as an image leave voids in his perception, which results in confusion.

If the problem is left unsolved, the child will find his own solution, which cannot always be called correct - if we talk about reading, there are hundreds of types of compensatory behavior, for example, memorization, extreme concentration when reading, avoiding studying, pronouncing every letter of every word, etc.

Of course, some of these decisions may have a negative impact on the child, so parents should definitely consult a dyslexia correction specialist.

Earlier we named 4 reasons why children have no interest in studying.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources