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Dyslexia - The 37 Common Characteristics

Dyslexic characteristics can be variable, however most dyslexics will exhibit about 10 of the following traits and behaviours.

General

  • Appears bright, highly intelligent and articulate but unable to read, write or spell at grade level.
  • Labelled lazy, dumb, careless, immature, “not trying hard enough” or “behaviour problem.”
  • Isn’t “behind enough” or “bad enough” to be helped in the school setting.
  • High in IQ yet may not test well academically; tests well orally but not written.
  • Feels dumb; has poor self esteem; hides or covers up weaknesses with ingenious compensatory strategies; easily frustrated and emotional about school, reading or testing.
  • Talented in art, drama, music, sports, mechanics, storytelling, sales, business, designing, building or engineering.
  • Seems to “Zone out” or daydream often; gets lost easily or loses track of time.
  • Difficulty sustaining attention; seems “hyper “or “daydreamer”.
  • Learns best through hands-on experience, demonstrations, experimentation, observation and visual aids.

Vision, Reading and Spelling

  • Complains of dizziness, headaches or stomach aches while reading.
  • Confused by letters, numbers, words, sequences or verbal explanations.
  • Reading and/or writing shows repetitions, additions, transpositions, omissions, substitutions and reversals in letters, numbers and/or words.
  • Complains of feeling or seeing non-existent movement while reading, writing or copying.
  • Seems to have difficulty with vision, yet eye exams don’t reveal a problem.
  • Extremely keen sighted and observant or lacks depth perception and peripheral vision.
  • Reads and rereads with little comprehension.
  • Spells phonetically and inconsistently.

Writing and Motor Skills

  • Trouble with writing or copying; pencil grip is unusual; handwriting varies or is illegible.
  • Clumsy, uncoordinated, poor at ball or team sports; difficulties with fine and/or gross motor skills and tasks; prone to motion sickness.
  • Can be ambidextrous and often confuses left/right, over/under.

Maths and Time Mangement

  • Has difficulty telling time, managing time, learning sequenced information or tasks or being on time.
  • Computing maths shows dependence of finger counting and other tricks; knows answers but can’t do it on paper.
  • Can count but has difficulty counting objects and dealing with money
  • Can do arithmetic but fails word problems; cannot grasp algebra or higher maths.

Hearing and Speech

  • Has extended hearing; hears things not said or apparent to others; easily distracted by sounds.
  • Difficulty putting thoughts into words; speaks in halting phrases; leaves sentences incomplete; stutters under stress, mispronounces long words or transposes phrases, words and syllables when speaking.

Memory and Cognition

  • Excellent long-term memory for experiences, locations and faces.
  • Poor memory for sequences, facts and information that has not been experienced.
  • Thinks primarily with images and feeling, not sounds or words (little internal dialogue)

Behaviour, Health, Development and Personaility

  • Extremely disorderly or compulsively orderly.
  • Mistakes and symptoms increase dramatically with confusion, time pressure, emotional stress or poor health.
  • Can be class clown, trouble- maker or too quiet.
  • Had unusually early or late developmental stages (talking, crawling, walking, tying shoes.)
  • Prone to ear infections; sensitive to foods, additives and chemical products.
  • Can be an extra deep or light sleeper; bed wetting beyond appropriate age.
  • Unusually high or low tolerance for pain.
  • Strong sense of justice; emotionally sensitive; strives for perfection.

The Davis Dyslexia Correction® program helps people with these characteristics every day. The disabling aspects of dyslexia are correctable and can be overcome.
 Copyright 1992 by Ronald D Davis - used with permission - www.dyslexia.com

The disabling aspects of dyslexia are correctable and can be overcome.
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The Davis Dyslexia Correction® program helps people with these characteristics every day. 

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  • Home
  • What is Dyslexia
    • 37 Characteristics
    • Online Assessment
    • Testimonials
  • Programs
    • Davis Correction
    • Maths Mastery
    • Attention Mastery
    • Reading for young learners
    • Davis Autism Approach
    • FAQs
  • Workshops
    • Workshops for Teachers and Parents
    • Teacher Training
    • Facilitator Training
    • Events
    • Gift of Dyslexia Workshop
  • Facilitator Listings
    • Facilitator Location Map
    • Privacy Policy
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