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  • Stealth dyslexia: How some dyslexic students escape detection

    Fumiko Hoeft is a psychiatrist and brain scientist at the University of California, San Francisco. She is also one of the worlds top dyslexia researchers. In a New Yorker magazine article, she discussed research shed done on individuals with an unusual-sounding condition: stealth dyslexia. People wi

  • Video: A mom shares why she kept her dyslexia a secret

    Lola lvarez was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was a young girl in Mexico. She faced stigma and decided to keep her dyslexia a secret for years even from her own husband. But when her youngest son was diagnosed with dyslexia, Lola had a transformation. Learn how and when she finally told her husba

  • A day in the life of a child with dyslexia

    Meet Henry, an eighth grader with dyslexia. Hes a smart kid, but his trouble with reading affects almost every aspect of his day. To see how dyslexia can impact kids, take a look at a typical day in Henrys life. 6:15 a.m. Henry turns off the alarm, but he doesnt want to get out of bed. After years o

  • 6 surprising ways dyslexia affects me

    Most conversations I have about dyslexia revolve around school. People want to know how dyslexia affects my schoolwork and grades, especially now that Im a junior in college. However, my dyslexia doesnt go away after Im done with classes for the day. It doesnt go away when Im working as a student te

  • How dyslexia affects speech

    - People with dyslexia often have trouble finding the word they want to say. - They may feel like the word is on the tip of their tongue. - This kind of mental hiccup can also happen when theyre writing. Imagine youre watching television and suddenly you recognize the face of your moms favorite

  • Dyslexia in high school: 4 signs you might see

    Some teens who seem awkward or unmotivated may actually be struggling with dyslexia. It can affect a bunch of skills, from reading to understanding puns or driving a car. Here are some of the signs of dyslexia in high school. 1. Trouble expressing ideas Dyslexia can make it hard to find the right wo

  • Video: Navigating life’s changes with dyslexia

    Not knowing how to read as a child made Natalie feel ashamed. Because of her dyslexia, shes faced many challenges in her life. But dyslexia also made her more resilient when facing change. Watch as she reflects on how navigating her learning differences helped her discover and develop her strengths.

  • What It Took for a Dyslexic Kid Like Me to Love Books

    For me and others with dyslexia, reading is like having a bad cell phone connection to whats on a printed page. Information drops out. I cant access the content. But when I listen to a book on tape or on a talking computer, its like having a landline. I connect just fine and most everything is clear

  • Dyslexia in middle school: 4 signs you might see

    Its not uncommon to start noticing signs of dyslexia in middle school. Workloads increase, which makes it hard for kids to hide their trouble with reading. Heres what dyslexia can look like in middle school. 1. Reading very slowly Sounding out or decoding words is really hard with dyslexia. And this

  • Make dyslexia about strengths, not shame

    Let me introduce myself: My name is Ben Foss, and I am dyslexic. When I was a kid, my mother read out loud to me. When I went to college, Id fax my term papers home to her in New Hampshire so she could read them to me over the phone and help me find spelling mistakes. I know what its like to feel lo

  • Signs of dyslexia at different ages

    Many people know that dyslexia is a challenge with reading. But its more than that. Dyslexia is a challenge with language. That can make it hard to spot the signs. For instance, trouble with rhyming can be a sign of trouble with reading. Dyslexia can also cause trouble with spelling, speaking, and w

  • How I Start a Conversation About Dyslexia

    A big part of being successful when you have dyslexia is being able to engage people who dont know much about dyslexia in a conversation. I like starting with some stats: Dyslexics are 17 percent of people, 35 percent of entrepreneurs and 41 percent of prisoners. People nod when they hear 17 percent

  • Understanding my son’s dysgraphia helped me advocate for him

    Few people recognize dysgraphia for what it is an enormous stumbling block to academic success. Microsoft Word certainly doesnt get it. I type dysgraphic, and my word processor flags it as a spelling error. My son has dysgraphia, but there was a time when I didnt get it either. Doctors are notorious

  • Why I’m open about my daughter’s dyslexia

    There are many supports and accommodations for kids with learning and thinking differences. But I know a lot of parents who dont ask for help. The reason: They dont want others to know their child has a learning difference. I understand these concerns. I might have felt the same way when I learned t

  • What it was like to be diagnosed with a learning disability no one’s ever heard of

    Do you mean like dyslexia? This is the question I get from many people when I say I have a learning disability. Its also a question my parents and I have struggled to answer ever since I was a young child. When I was 2, I was diagnosed with developmental delays. I was far behind other kids in langua

  • Video: Why is dyslexia diagnosed more often than dyscalculia?

    Experts say that dyslexia and dyscalculia, sometimes referred to as math dyslexia, are equally common. So why is it that most people know what dyslexia is, but many have never heard of dyscalculia? Hear from Daniel Ansari, PhD, about the difference between these two learning challenges, and the vari

  • The difference between dysgraphia and dyslexia

    Dyslexia and dysgraphia are both learning differences. Dyslexia primarily affects reading. Dysgraphia mainly affects writing. While theyre different, the two are easy to confuse. They share symptoms and often occur together. This table can help you tell them apart. When kids struggle with reading or

  • Dyslexia signs in adults

    If you’ve always struggled with reading and spelling and never found out why, you may wonder if you have dyslexia. Knowing the signs of dyslexia can help you get answers.

  • Having Dyslexia Inspired This Teen to Create a Resource to Help Others

    It takes courage to open up about learning and thinking differences. It takes even greater courage to do it as a teenager. For 15-year-old Jacob Blumenstein, reading hasnt always come easily. He says he didnt learn how to read until the fourth grade. Jacob has dyslexia. It took me a long time to acc

  • Video: Dyslexia and the fear of reading

    We all have a natural fight-or-flight response that kicks in when fear strikes. Our heart speeds up. Our breathing speeds up. Sometimes, we just want to run. But what happens when that fear is of reading? For people with dyslexia, that fear factor can kick in when theyre simply handed a piece of pap

  • 5 drawings of my dyslexic superpowers

    Being dyslexic means that you can be a creative person. For me, it was painting and making anything visual. Im happiest when Im drawing. Because I work with kids as a teacher at a preschool, I get to do art every day. I love that the students keep me on my toes. Im so inspired by them, doing crazy m

  • Video: How a Jeweler With Dyslexia Found His Strengths

    From a young age, Blaine Lewis knew he learned differently. He was struggling in school with reading. And when he was 8, he was diagnosed with dyslexia. Lewis had strengths, too. He picked up knowledge quickly. He was also gifted with his hands, and he loved to create things. Even though his parents

  • Dyslexia in grade school: 4 signs you might see

    Signs of dyslexia get easier to spot in grade school. Thats because kids start doing more reading and writing. Heres what you might see in your child. 1. Trouble sounding out new words Dyslexia makes it hard for kids to sound out or decode words. Your child might still not be sure which letters mak

  • Video: A Harvard graduate on growing up with dyslexia

    In this video, Harvard graduate Laura Schifter shares her experience growing up with dyslexia. She explains how support from her parents and teachers helped her succeed. She also talks about why she decided to work in the field of education.

  • 5 ways dyslexia can affect kids socially

    Dyslexia makes reading and spelling difficult. But you may not realize that it can also make it hard for some kids to interact and socialize. There are a few reasons for that. First, trouble with language skills can get in the way of communication. (Dyslexia is an issue with language, not vision.) P

  • Why I love my dyslexic brain

    A few weeks ago, something happened that reminded me why Im grateful for my dyslexic brain. Im a teacher, and I was working in the classroom with my students. I was going from table to table, patiently giving out directions and handing out sticker rewards as the kids bombarded me with questions. I h

  • The difference between dyslexia and dyscalculia

    Both dyslexia and dyscalculia can make it hard to learn math. Its possible to have both, but theyre very different. Dyslexia is better known than dyscalculia. That may be why some people call dyscalculia math dyslexia. This nickname isnt accurate, though. Dyscalculia is not dyslexia in math. See thi

  • Video: Teen with dyscalculia shares why she tells friends about her learning issues

    Whats it like to have dyscalculia? Ask teen Savannah Trevio-Casias. She won the 2015 Anne Ford Scholarship, an award from the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), Understoods founding partner. Trevio-Casias talks about why she tells friends she has dyscalculia and shares her tips for ot

  • 5 Questions With the Author of “The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell”

    Yudhijit Bhattacharjee is a science writer. His nonfiction book, The Spy Who Couldnt Spell (November 2016), is a fast-paced thriller that features a code maker with dyslexia and a codebreaker with dyscalculia. One of the books themes is underestimating children who dont do well in school. The Spy Wh

  • Skills that can be affected by dyslexia

    Dyslexia doesnt only affect reading. It can make a lot of things hard for kids and adults. Here are some of the other skills and behaviors dyslexia can affect some of which may surprise you. - Understand and follow directions - Repeat something in the right order - Remember words, phrases, names