Do I have Dyslexia?!
Question: Do I have Dyslexia.?
ok so I was promoted from kinderarten to the 1st grade b/c I could read and write somewhat. I am in 8th grade now and my handwriting has worsened and same with my reading. It takes so long for me to read a page, and then I just forget what I have read and give up on the second page. My mom thinks I'm smart because I skipped kindergarten, but everything just got worse over the years. Is it possible that I have dyslexia...I know how to spell O.K. But still, I am in 8th grade. Is it too late.?Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Actually, there a couple of things it could be. First and foremost, get your eyes checked. Have you always had these problems.? Poor visions can cause difficulty writing and reading. If your vision is good, it could be caused by a learning disability caused by a visual processing disorder. one example of this would be Irlen's Syndrome, see http://www.irlen.com/. To see what someone with Irlen's might see, visit http://irlen.com/distortioneffects.php . Of course Irlen's is not the only visual processing disorder out there, just the most common. The best way to describe visual processing disorders is like when the brain can't see, but the eyes work fine. The brain in someone with a visual processing disorder receives the information, but doesn't know how to interpret it, and therefor the image gets distorted. if your vision is good, and that doesn't describe you, you might consider the following.
Presuming that the previous isn't you, the writing sounds like a learning disability called dysgraphia, specifically motor dysgraphia, caused by a lack of fine motor skills (thin fingers). When you were little did you have problems colouring in the lines.? Do you still.? Are you bad at drawing.? Do you make a bigger mess than your friends.? Do you spill and drop things a lot.? Do you hold your pencil different than most people.? for more see http://www.audiblox.com/dysgraphia_sympt... . Or it could be a learning disability called dyspraxia, which is caused by both a lack of gross motor (think arms , and legs and thumbs) Do you do all of the above.? Are you generally clumsy.? Are you bad at sports that require hand eye coordination (like baseball, lacrosse, hockey, ringette, or even catch).? Are you good at sports like swimming, that require little coordination.? Are you bad at crafts.? Do you trip over your own two feet.? Do you have poor balance.? was it hard for you to learn to ride a bike.? For more see http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/se...
Or, it could very well be dyslexia. Although chances are, i you can spell, you're probably not dyslexic. Do you confuse similar letters, like b/p/d/q or r/n/m or u/n.? Do you have trouble spelling.? Do you write everything phonetically (fonetikaly luhks lik this, war everything is spelt how it luhks) although maybe now to that extent.? Do you mix up the letters in words (lie how/how or just kitty/ktity).? Do your confused homophones (words that sound the same but look different) like right/write or nite/knight or there/their/they're.? When you read do you mix up words with the same meaning, like hoe/house or forest/jungle.? Do you read the wrong word, like house/horse.?for more, see http://www.dys-add.com/symptoms.html
You could also be twice exceptional, meaning you are both gifted and learning disabled. Often time, people like this fall through the cracks. I've answered quite a few questions about this topic, it's geared towrds parents, but I think you'll be able to get the jist of it anyways. I'll paste it at the bottom.
Of course, with any learning disability, you won't have all of the symptoms, but some will be present. If, after you have your eyes checked and they are normal, or you get correction but you are still having problems, you should speak with your teachers about your problems, or your guidance counselor, or your schools learning strategist or resource teacher. You could have your parents talk to the school as well. if the school agrees, they will probably talk to your teachers and parents, to try and get a better idea of what's going on with your learning.They might try to change a few things for you, like photo copies of teachers notes, and maybe giving the reading material early so you have more time to read. They might evaluate ow well these things help you, and then give you a psycho-educational assessment, or they might go straight from talking with your teachers to the psycho-educational assessment, providing your parents agree. This sounds scary but it's not. You meet with the school's psychologist, ad you talk about home, school, play some games (this is just to make sure something like an underlying mental condition, like anxiety or depression isn't causing your learning problems. If it is though,don't worry.the school will still help you), do an achievement test (but don't worry, it won't count for grades, you just try your best. This helps them to know how you compare to other kids your age, as well as let them know exactly what you struggle with,and maybe even how) and give you an iq test (to make sure you are living up to your full potential, and also to help them learn how you learn) they may do this in a different order though.
If they do find out you have a learning disability, they will write you a 504 plan, which provides accommodations, mostly for exams, like extra time, and a computer for written exams, ad maybe teacher photo copies of notes, or an IEP(sometimes referred to as an IPP if you re out of the states) which is pretty similar to a 504 plan. It also provides you with accommodations, but has an added benefit of you receiving extra help, special instructions, and maybe certain therapies, like occupational therapy to help with developing fine motor skills. If you do have a learning\ng disability, don't worry, lots of people do, like Einstein, Churchill, Robin Williams and others., http://www.articledoctor.com/disability/... Myself included. also, by the time you're a grown up, it won't be a big deal You'll have learnt to cope, and will have a job that will suit you and your skills.
If they don't find that you have LD but you still think you do, or if you aren't happy with the results that you get, your parents can pay for private testing. It's pricey, and usually isn't necessary, but it's worth exploring if you aren't happy.
In the end if you don't have LD or a vision problem, that's ok too. It doesn't mean your stupid, you probably just learn differently. Ask your teachers to help you out.
Good luck no matter what.
Twice exceptional learners
Twice exceptional learners is our topic. These are students who are clearly gifted, yet struggle for reasons beyond our comprehension. They're your gifted children, struggling with learning disabilities. These kids are rarely diagnosed. They fall through the cracks, and come up as average students. But you as their parents know that your child's potential is so much higher. Maybe they did spectacularly all through elementary, but started to struggle in the later grades, and you as their parent can't figure out why. You've heard you child speak, and to you it is obvious that they're brilliant. Sometimes, you even think they're smarter than you, yet their written work doesn't reflect this, or maybe it's there mathematics or some other aspect. Maybe they're doing wonderfully in one subject, and average in others, and not so hot in one. Their teachers tell you, or your child, that they're "lazy" and "not trying hard enough" because they're clearly intelligent, and excelling in one subject, and they simply need to apply themselves in the other areas. Sound familiar.?
What to look for is really quite unique to your child and dependant on their age. Most twice exceptional children will however have some of these symptoms:
Extremely early OR late walker and talker
Early and frequent ear infections, sensitive to foods, additives, and chemical products
Late to establish a dominant hand
Left/Right confusion beyond normal age
Extremely early OR late reading
Trouble learning to tie shoes
Seems to learn somethings very quickly, and others very slowly
Appears bright, highly intelligent, and articulate
Isn't "behind enough" or "bad enough" to be helped in the school setting
Feels dumb; has poor self-esteem; hides or covers up weaknesses with ingenious compensatory strategies
Seems to "Zone out" or daydream often; gets lost easily or loses track of time
Difficulty sustaining attention; seems "hyper" or "daydreamer"
Extremely disorderly or compulsively orderly
Can be an extra deep or light sleeper
Unusually high or low tolerance for pain
Strong sense of justice; emotionally sensitive; strives for perfection
Thinks primarily with images and feeling, not sounds or words (little internal dialogue)
Twice exceptional children may have some, all, or none of these symptoms. The problem in trying to create one list of all the characteristics of these children is impossible. There so many areas a child can be gifted in, and do many they may struggle in. It makes it a lot easier to separate these symptoms into two lists; one a list of the symptoms of giftedness, the other symptoms of various learning disabilities.
Signs of Giftedness
excellent long-term memory
extensive vocabulary
excels in reading comprehension
excels in mathematical reasoning
advanced verbal skills in discussions
facile with computers
grasps abstract concepts
performs better with more challenging work
thrives on complexity
highly creative, imaginative
reasons well
is a keen observer
may have acute hearing
has very interesting ideas
extremely curious; asks many questions
has high degree of energy
perceptive and insightful (seems "wise")
excellent sense of humor
may excel at art, science, geometry, mechanics, technology, or music
may grasp foreign languages easily
Signs of LD
poor short-term memory
speaking vocabulary more sophisticated than written vocabulary
struggles with decoding words
does poorly at computation
refuses to do written work
handwriting is illegible
it won't let me write anymore, see belowHealth Question & Answer
Presuming that the previous isn't you, the writing sounds like a learning disability called dysgraphia, specifically motor dysgraphia, caused by a lack of fine motor skills (thin fingers). When you were little did you have problems colouring in the lines.? Do you still.? Are you bad at drawing.? Do you make a bigger mess than your friends.? Do you spill and drop things a lot.? Do you hold your pencil different than most people.? for more see http://www.audiblox.com/dysgraphia_sympt... . Or it could be a learning disability called dyspraxia, which is caused by both a lack of gross motor (think arms , and legs and thumbs) Do you do all of the above.? Are you generally clumsy.? Are you bad at sports that require hand eye coordination (like baseball, lacrosse, hockey, ringette, or even catch).? Are you good at sports like swimming, that require little coordination.? Are you bad at crafts.? Do you trip over your own two feet.? Do you have poor balance.? was it hard for you to learn to ride a bike.? For more see http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/se...
Or, it could very well be dyslexia. Although chances are, i you can spell, you're probably not dyslexic. Do you confuse similar letters, like b/p/d/q or r/n/m or u/n.? Do you have trouble spelling.? Do you write everything phonetically (fonetikaly luhks lik this, war everything is spelt how it luhks) although maybe now to that extent.? Do you mix up the letters in words (lie how/how or just kitty/ktity).? Do your confused homophones (words that sound the same but look different) like right/write or nite/knight or there/their/they're.? When you read do you mix up words with the same meaning, like hoe/house or forest/jungle.? Do you read the wrong word, like house/horse.?for more, see http://www.dys-add.com/symptoms.html
You could also be twice exceptional, meaning you are both gifted and learning disabled. Often time, people like this fall through the cracks. I've answered quite a few questions about this topic, it's geared towrds parents, but I think you'll be able to get the jist of it anyways. I'll paste it at the bottom.
Of course, with any learning disability, you won't have all of the symptoms, but some will be present. If, after you have your eyes checked and they are normal, or you get correction but you are still having problems, you should speak with your teachers about your problems, or your guidance counselor, or your schools learning strategist or resource teacher. You could have your parents talk to the school as well. if the school agrees, they will probably talk to your teachers and parents, to try and get a better idea of what's going on with your learning.They might try to change a few things for you, like photo copies of teachers notes, and maybe giving the reading material early so you have more time to read. They might evaluate ow well these things help you, and then give you a psycho-educational assessment, or they might go straight from talking with your teachers to the psycho-educational assessment, providing your parents agree. This sounds scary but it's not. You meet with the school's psychologist, ad you talk about home, school, play some games (this is just to make sure something like an underlying mental condition, like anxiety or depression isn't causing your learning problems. If it is though,don't worry.the school will still help you), do an achievement test (but don't worry, it won't count for grades, you just try your best. This helps them to know how you compare to other kids your age, as well as let them know exactly what you struggle with,and maybe even how) and give you an iq test (to make sure you are living up to your full potential, and also to help them learn how you learn) they may do this in a different order though.
If they do find out you have a learning disability, they will write you a 504 plan, which provides accommodations, mostly for exams, like extra time, and a computer for written exams, ad maybe teacher photo copies of notes, or an IEP(sometimes referred to as an IPP if you re out of the states) which is pretty similar to a 504 plan. It also provides you with accommodations, but has an added benefit of you receiving extra help, special instructions, and maybe certain therapies, like occupational therapy to help with developing fine motor skills. If you do have a learning\ng disability, don't worry, lots of people do, like Einstein, Churchill, Robin Williams and others., http://www.articledoctor.com/disability/... Myself included. also, by the time you're a grown up, it won't be a big deal You'll have learnt to cope, and will have a job that will suit you and your skills.
If they don't find that you have LD but you still think you do, or if you aren't happy with the results that you get, your parents can pay for private testing. It's pricey, and usually isn't necessary, but it's worth exploring if you aren't happy.
In the end if you don't have LD or a vision problem, that's ok too. It doesn't mean your stupid, you probably just learn differently. Ask your teachers to help you out.
Good luck no matter what.
Twice exceptional learners
Twice exceptional learners is our topic. These are students who are clearly gifted, yet struggle for reasons beyond our comprehension. They're your gifted children, struggling with learning disabilities. These kids are rarely diagnosed. They fall through the cracks, and come up as average students. But you as their parents know that your child's potential is so much higher. Maybe they did spectacularly all through elementary, but started to struggle in the later grades, and you as their parent can't figure out why. You've heard you child speak, and to you it is obvious that they're brilliant. Sometimes, you even think they're smarter than you, yet their written work doesn't reflect this, or maybe it's there mathematics or some other aspect. Maybe they're doing wonderfully in one subject, and average in others, and not so hot in one. Their teachers tell you, or your child, that they're "lazy" and "not trying hard enough" because they're clearly intelligent, and excelling in one subject, and they simply need to apply themselves in the other areas. Sound familiar.?
What to look for is really quite unique to your child and dependant on their age. Most twice exceptional children will however have some of these symptoms:
Extremely early OR late walker and talker
Early and frequent ear infections, sensitive to foods, additives, and chemical products
Late to establish a dominant hand
Left/Right confusion beyond normal age
Extremely early OR late reading
Trouble learning to tie shoes
Seems to learn somethings very quickly, and others very slowly
Appears bright, highly intelligent, and articulate
Isn't "behind enough" or "bad enough" to be helped in the school setting
Feels dumb; has poor self-esteem; hides or covers up weaknesses with ingenious compensatory strategies
Seems to "Zone out" or daydream often; gets lost easily or loses track of time
Difficulty sustaining attention; seems "hyper" or "daydreamer"
Extremely disorderly or compulsively orderly
Can be an extra deep or light sleeper
Unusually high or low tolerance for pain
Strong sense of justice; emotionally sensitive; strives for perfection
Thinks primarily with images and feeling, not sounds or words (little internal dialogue)
Twice exceptional children may have some, all, or none of these symptoms. The problem in trying to create one list of all the characteristics of these children is impossible. There so many areas a child can be gifted in, and do many they may struggle in. It makes it a lot easier to separate these symptoms into two lists; one a list of the symptoms of giftedness, the other symptoms of various learning disabilities.
Signs of Giftedness
excellent long-term memory
extensive vocabulary
excels in reading comprehension
excels in mathematical reasoning
advanced verbal skills in discussions
facile with computers
grasps abstract concepts
performs better with more challenging work
thrives on complexity
highly creative, imaginative
reasons well
is a keen observer
may have acute hearing
has very interesting ideas
extremely curious; asks many questions
has high degree of energy
perceptive and insightful (seems "wise")
excellent sense of humor
may excel at art, science, geometry, mechanics, technology, or music
may grasp foreign languages easily
Signs of LD
poor short-term memory
speaking vocabulary more sophisticated than written vocabulary
struggles with decoding words
does poorly at computation
refuses to do written work
handwriting is illegible
it won't let me write anymore, see belowHealth Question & Answer
look into it you might have some form of dyslexia. but your spelling and writing skills seem really good, i know a few people with dyslexia and their handwriting is atrocious and their spelling is awful.
it could be you are a slow reader or you have ADD
i would definatley see your school counseler about it tho they would know what steps you should take to see if you have anything wrong.Health Question & Answer
it could be you are a slow reader or you have ADD
i would definatley see your school counseler about it tho they would know what steps you should take to see if you have anything wrong.Health Question & Answer
Dyslexia is a fancy term for a Reading learning disorder. It's very possible that you have it. You should get an evaluation. Its not too late. You need a lot of support to catch up.
It could be something else as well, maybe an attention problem. You won't know unless you get an evaluation.Health Question & Answer
It could be something else as well, maybe an attention problem. You won't know unless you get an evaluation.Health Question & Answer
It's not too late. The fact that you know that something is wrong is a good step forward. You need to talk to a school counselor and they can probably do some testing to see exactly what the problem is. You will probably be put into special classes that will help you learn how to read properly given any type of disability you may have.
Good luck!Health Question & Answer
Good luck!Health Question & Answer
Well i doubt that you have dyslexia since well.. You were able to type everything up without any wrong spellings.. It's usual for that to happen.. Maybe your energy is a bitt slow so it's affecting the certain times when you read..Health Question & Answer
i thought dyslexia was where you switched words, letter, and numbers around.? if that's what it is and that's what you have, then you're probably dyslexic.Health Question & Answer
i get that too i dunno why but its nothing serious
and that's not dyslexia that's where you
read things backwards and stuffHealth Question & Answer
and that's not dyslexia that's where you
read things backwards and stuffHealth Question & Answer