More than forty million American adults cope with dyslexia. Many were never diagnosed when they were children but help is available to them as adults. Dyslexia is a condition based in language use but the challenges that dyslexic people face is not confined to mixing up the ordering of letters. Some dyslexics are keen to avoid public speaking; others might struggle with recalling conversations. Adults with dyslexia may not get promotions in their career if they haven’t found strategies to work with their condition.
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There are methods and resources to better teach someone with dyslexia.
Assessment and aids are available for adults. With knowledge of their condition, dyslexic adults can make use of prime resources, such as visual learning formats, the internet, and a host of technological products. Dyslexic adults can realize that they learn differently, and they accomplish goals differently, but that these differences can become a source of strength and satisfaction.
Children with dyslexia are often unidentified, who grow up into adults with dyslexia, thus facing a number of problems.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- Many adults have dyslexia and were never diagnosed as children.
- Adults present symptoms in the form of memory loss and lack of concentration.
- Children and adults suffer from fatigue and stress at a far higher rate than their peers.
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