Why Adults Should Test for Dyslexia Signs
The story of dyslexia has been one of long struggle in the darkness of ignorance, culminating in great strides forward in progress in the last twenty-five years.
Dyslexics learn differently. Their eyes see objects the same but their brains appear to interpret the signals from the eyes differently than those of non-dyslexics. It’s O.K., many famous and successful people have been dyslexic. But to reach their complete potential they need to be taught differently, in accordance with their needs.
The whole point of a dyslexia test is to identify dyslexics so they can be helped. Dyslexia cannot be “cured”. Dyslexia treatment consists of teaching dyslexics how to learn in the ways that work for them. When they are taught in this way they can overcome dyslexia and move on to enjoy its benefits.
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.
Millions of adult dyslexics today have never taken a dyslexia test. They still struggle with learning and reading difficulties that could be easily overcome if they were only known. A half-hour dyslexia test could make enormous improvements in their self-esteem and abilities.
One of the problems in helping dyslexics is that there are many different types of dyslexia. Dyslexia takes many different forms; all dyslexics are different. They cannot be readily sorted into categories and then treated the same as a group.
Dyslexia testing is not difficult or expensive; there’s even an online dyslexia test that takes half an hour, can be done from home or anywhere you can connect to the Internet and costs less than $60! If you or anyone you know might possibly be dyslexic, it’s really easy to find out for sure!
You can just click on any link in this blog posting to get more information…
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 herein has been gleaned from medical journals, news articles in the popular press and other freely-available public sources. It is presented here for informational purposes only. For any medical advice the reader is urged to consult with his or her licensed physician or other medical specialist.
By George Openheimer