IN
SECOND GRADE AND OLDER (TO ADULT)
* Any of the
signs listed at a younger age
*
Late learning to tie his or her shoes
* Mispronounces multi-syllable words
(aminal for animal, mecidine for medicine)
* Orally misuses words that sound similar (lotion for ocean, arthritis for bronchitis)
* Choppy, disorganized speech that uses many vague words (thingies, stuff)
* Has trouble memorizing (spelling words, sight words, math facts, names)
* Has trouble reading small, non-visual words (that, an, of, in)
* Still guesses
wildly when reading, cannot sound out words, may only use first letter and shape
of word (hurry for heavy)
* Skips parts
of words when reading (pin instead of pumpkin, car for carton)
* Spells terribly,
has messy handwriting
* Writes reversed
or scrambled letters or numbers (b-d, p-q, p-b, gril for girl, 5-2)
* Has trouble
completing homework or finishing tests on time, though trying hard
* Has a poor
sense of direction or left-right
* Has a family
member who is dyslexic or who has three or more of these symptoms
ADULTS
ALSO MAY HAVE...
* dropped
out of school
* alcohol
or substance abuse
* depression
/ Low Self-Esteem
* a tendency
to get lost driving
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