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Dyslexia Symptoms

Although the disorder varies from person to person, common dyslexia symptoms include difficulty with phonological processing (the manipulation of sounds) and/or rapid visual-verbal responding.

People often assume that persons with dyslexia simply reverse the ordering of words, i.e. card - drac. Indeed, while this problem can be associated with dyslexia; however, it is not the sum total of the condition.

Genuine dyslexia symptoms are in fact more complex; for example, dyslexics often demonstrate a marked difficulty making basic connections between symbols (i.e. letters) and their sounds. As a result, persons with dyslexia may find reading to be very difficult. When most people learn to read, they begin by learning the sound of each letter, gradually progressing toward the "automatic" ability to recognize most words instantaneously. However, if a child has difficulty at the outset relating a sound to a letter, then the next, step may prove to be virtually impossible. Also, persons with dyslexia may have difficulty perceiving spacing between letter and words.