A number of people deal with the problem of dyslexia every day. Symptoms of dyslexia can range from mild to more severe. Many people are unaware that there are many forms of dyslexia. This means there are a number of different symptoms and types of the illness.
There is no such thing as “typical dyslexia” There are too many variations to even use that term. Generally speaking, dyslexia is a learning disability that occurs in the brain and primarily affects an individual’s ability to read and spell. Dyslexia is a neurological disorder. People with this disease are unable to make connections between words, images and numbers or are unable to interpret them clearly.
There are two broad types of dyslexia. One is genetic and the other is acquired. Genetic dyslexia, like it sounds, transfers through each individual’s genetic composition. Acquired dyslexia, on the other hand, occurs when brain damage is suffered by the left hemisphere of the brain, the area that is responsible for language and communication. The investigation of this learning disorder is on-going. As researchers try to understand the reasons for the learning disability and more clearly define its after-effects, we move closer toward greater knowledge to assist those with dyslexia.
Understanding the disease is the first key. We must continue to research to find out how the learning disability develops and ways of preventing it. The second most important thing is to train individuals and the public about the disease.
There are two distinct aspects to training people to understand dyslexia. One is to remind people that people with dyslexia think and interpret things differently. The learning challenge may affect their memory, the way they combine writing and sounds, interpretation of color, and basic meanings and definitions that those who are not affected take for granted. The other aspect of training is that there is a need for individuals without dyslexia to learn more about the disease in order to help those who struggle with the learning disorder.
Symptoms of dyslexia vary, but we can divide them into two main categories. Those with dysphonetic (or auditory) dyslexia and individuals with “dyseidetic” (or visual) dyslexia generally display completely different symptoms.
Dysphonetic dyslexia relates to how a person hears, and then translates the sound. The brain does not correctly process the audible word or language. While they hear it and may even understand its meaning, they cannot find the right word to describe what they hear nor can they spell the word associated with it.
Dyseidedetic dyslexia refers to those who have trouble interpreting words and images they see. They have difficulty with word identification and spelling.
