Child Dyslexia Symptoms, Causes, & Treatments

What Is Dyslexia?
Children with dyslexia have problems processing the information they see when looking at a word. Often a dyslexic child will have trouble connecting the sound made by a specific letter or deciphering the sounds of all the letters together that form a word. Given these challenges, children with dyslexia often also have trouble with basic skills like writing, spelling, speaking, and math. 
Signs and Symptoms of Dyslexia in Children
Children with dyslexia can have mild to severe impairment. Signs of the condition vary widely from person to person. Young children with dyslexia may have the following signs and symptoms:
• A late talker
• Pronunciation problems
• Difficulty rhyming words
• Impaired ability to learn basics such as the alphabet, colours, and numbers
• Problems with handwriting and other fine motor skills
• Confusing letters such as "b" and "d" or the orders of letters within words
• Trouble learning the connection between letters and their sounds

Causes of Dyslexia
Researchers have found that dyslexia is caused by a difference in the way the dyslexic brain processes information. Experts do not know precisely what causes dyslexia, but several recent studies now indicate that genetics plays a major role. If you or your partner has dyslexia, you are more likely to have children with dyslexia. Over the next few decades, we are likely to learn much more about dyslexia and how to treat it.

How to Help Children with Dyslexia
There is no cure for dyslexia. But early intervention can give children with dyslexia the encouragement and tools they need to manage in school and compensate for their disability. If you suspect that your child has dyslexia or another learning disability, talk with your paediatrician as soon as possible. Your doctor can rule out any physical issues -- such as vision problems -- in your child. They may then refer you to a learning specialist, educational psychologist, or speech therapist. The first step will be to have your child evaluated so you can take the appropriate steps at school and at home.
Most children with dyslexia can learn to read, and many can remain in a regular classroom, but they will need help to do so. Usually, learning specialists use a variety of techniques to work with children with dyslexia on an ongoing basis. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, children with dyslexia are allowed special accommodations in the classroom, such as additional time for tests and other types of support.

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[Bhattumemer]

When I was diagnosed with both mild dyslexia and ADHD one of the biggest misconceptions I had as a kid was that it is a temporary thing it will go away when I will take medicines but later on I realised it stays with you I had lot of difficulties but one of the big problem was maths of course and I would be good at giving answer orally but I found it hard to string my words together in writing and while asking questions in simplest manner possible till now also when I try to write fast my handwriting turns out like a doctor's prescription.

[nahumlokhande]

Thanks for your knowledge on dyslexia.

My daughter is also struggling with same situation, but in my district no such a school with special facilities available. How I can encourage in her current ongoing school with this issue? School said you move to special school.
I need systematic guidance to develop my child in school and at Home. Can you help me. My district is in Kalyan, Thane, Maharashtra.

[simritivali]

He is not having confusion in alphabets, directions...he observes direction and has always in his mind from where we come and where we had to go..and he had this in his mind if we ask him after 10 days

[moyerl]

Fantastic explanation but a lot to be desired as far as help is concerned. I pulled my daughter from public school because they were NOT able to help her. 🙁

[arifpianist]

I had dyslexia and my teacher didn’t treat me well, she thought about me that I am useless.

[ilovemyindia]

My brother is having dyslexic he is really hard worker but he can't memorized anything as well can't write anything neatly he is disappointed with tis i understand him but except me nobody's ready to understand him even my mother also scold him due to his disability of learning what should i do now .?

[simritivali]

Ma'am please my son has problem in counting he seems always get confused in writing numbers please give me some suggestions...

[a..d]

dyslexia is a do some more research on it

[niamhmilton]

Dyslexia is not a decease their is no cure or treatment to get rid of it, just strategies to help live with it.

[Unseen_user]

I have struggled a lot now I’m doing some how better…

[sakthicon]

Words appears like paintings. How would you read a set of paintings? 😇 - A Dyslexic.

[UCovidR-Tab-zmuw]

How children can come out from the problem in future. Is they recover or problem go on developing with different problem

[Pankajhpatel]

I am having Reading disability. News articles still difficult for me to read line by line. I couldn't write the correct spelling of most common word in English.

[ilovemyindia]

My brother is very focused about study he understands everything very well but he can't write properly now he is 18 yrs old but still he is having the same problem due to tis problem he is losing himself somewhere, somehow i convince him tat ur not dumb ur even more intelligent than other kids but I'm failed to convince my mother about his disability she is expecting more him than his capacity

[sanahasan]

My son understand reads and write he just can't speak some words pronounce properly like R word z word he says z jaad n r like daa other words r ok o don't know my son is 5 shave he says some other thing he tries but it's tough for him and me do I have to to speech therapy dr

[holliemullett]

I have all three of them and it is realy hard

[varunkumar]

My child communication weak. His understanding power is poor. Ham kya kare

[poonamdevani]

My son always confuse in b, d
M, w
P, 9
J, t

[anasgafoormadasseri]

comes here after hearding akber the great had this symptoms.

[resharivera]

My son always says b for d d for b, t for k u for w is dis sign of dyslexic?