Dyslexia - Symptoms

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High school and college

• Read very slowly with many inaccuracies.
• Continue to spell incorrectly, or frequently spell the same word differently in a single piece of writing.
• Avoid tests that require reading and writing, and procrastinate on reading and writing tasks.
• Have trouble preparing summaries and outlines for classes.
• Work intensely on reading and writing tasks.
• Have poor memory skills and complete assigned work more slowly than expected.
• Have an inadequate vocabulary and be unable to store much information from reading.

Adults

• Hide reading problems.
• Spell poorly or rely on others to spell for them.
• Avoid writing or not be able to write at all.
• Be very competent in oral language.
• Rely on memory rather than on reading information.
• Have good "people" skills and be very good at "reading" people (intuitive).
• Have spatial thinking skills. Examples of professionals who need spatial thinking abilities include engineers, architects, designers, artists and craftspeople, mathematicians, physicists, physicians (especially orthopedists, surgeons), and dentists.
• Often work in a job that is well below their intellectual capacities.
• Have difficulty with planning and organization.
• Be entrepreneurs, although lowered reading skills may result in difficulty maintaining a successful business.