Dyslexia is not due to problems with intelligence, hearing or vision. Most children with dyslexia can succeed in school with tutoring or a specialized education program. Emotional support also plays an important role. 

Signs that a young child may be at risk of dyslexia include: 

  • Late talking
  • Learning new words slowly 
  • Problems forming words correctly, such as reversing sounds in words or confusing words that sound alike
  • Problems remembering or naming letters, numbers and colours
  • Difficulty learning nursery rhymes or playing rhyming games

Complications :  

Trouble learning. Because reading is a skill basic to most other school subjects, a child with dyslexia is at a disadvantage in most classes and may have trouble keeping up with peers.

Social problems. Left untreated, dyslexia may lead to low self-esteem, behaviour problems, anxiety, aggression, and withdrawal from friends, parents and teachers.

Problems as adults. The inability to read and comprehend can prevent children from reaching their potential as they grow up. This can have negative long-term educational, social and economic impacts.

Children who have dyslexia are at increased risk of having attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and vice versa. ADHD can cause difficulty keeping attention. 

It can also cause hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour, making dyslexia harder to treat.

Treatment modalities : 

Children who have dyslexia are at increased risk of having attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and vice versa. ADHD can cause difficulty keeping attention. It can also cause hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour, making dyslexia harder to treat. 

Dyslexia is treated using specific educational approaches and techniques where the teachers may use techniques and aides involving hearing, vision and touch to improve reading skills. Treatment focuses on helping your child with Phonetics - ( phonemes and phonics), and comprehension, to build reading accuracy with expression and improve fluency in vocabulary of recognized and understood words. If a child has a severe reading disability, tutoring may help progress the condition. Early treatment intervention for children with dyslexia who get extra help in kindergarten or first grade often improves their reading skills enough to succeed in grade school and high school.  

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