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INDICATORS OF DYSLEXIA

AM I DYSLEXIC?

Some indicators of dyslexia are detailed below. Few children will exhibit all of these characteristics and the presence of any individual characteristic will not necessarily indicate dyslexia. A diagnostic assessment is required for a formal diagnosis of dyslexia which would entail additional information being provided from home and school to obtain a holistic profile of the individual’s strengths and weaknesses.

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  • Instructions need to be repeated

  • Difficulties following instructions.

  • Poor organisational skills

  • Difficulties planning, sequencing ideas and writing essays

  • Difficulties processing complex language

  • Difficulties taking notes or copying from a board

  • Difficulties with reading or spelling

  • Writes letters and numbers the wrong way round e.g. b/ d

  • Leaves letters out of words or writes them in the wrong order

  • Word finding difficulties.

  • Reads a word but will not recognise it further down on the page

  • Spells words several different ways in one piece of writing

  • Poor concentration for reading and spelling

  • Confuses places, times and dates

  • Sequencing difficulties e.g. days of week and months of the year

  • Confuses left and right

  • Has difficulty recognising sounds in words and poor sense of rhyme

  • Poor standard of written work compared to oral ability

  • Problems processing language at speed

  • Areas of strength in other subjects

  • Poor confidence and self-esteem

British Dyslexia Association provides more information about the indicators of dyslexia at different stages of a person's life. 
https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/advice/educators/is-my-student-dyslexic/signs-of-dyslexia

Dyslexia symptoms : My Experience
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