Take A Dyslexia Test To Be Aware Of If You Are Dyslexic
Dyslexia is usually a condition that causes someone to experience trouble reading, right? And the only sure method to detect it will be through a dyslexia test, right? O.K. So why has it been so difficult to have a clear definition of dyslexia?
The reason there is confusion is because the meaning of the term 'dyslexia' can depend on who will be using it. When you become confused when reading about dyslexia, don't feel alone! It IS a bit confusing! People are using the word "dyslexia" to mean different things.
Things are further complicated once you start to research more knowledge about dyslexia. You read about auditory, visual, orthographic and phonological dyslexia. What do all these mean? What are the various kinds of dyslexia and how do you distinguish between one type and another?
There's a great deal of confusion in the terminology used.
To begin with, let's see if we could clear up some of the confusion and have a clearer perspective on what the term "dyslexia" actually means.
It is important to understand there presently exists two different schools of thought, two different ways in which the word "dyslexia" itself is used. The 2 main different meanings of dyslexia are:
1. From the pure academic sense the term "dyslexia" carries a literal meaning based on the etymology for this word itself. Looking at the parts, 'Dys' means wrong or problematic (for instance, as with 'dysfunctional') and 'lexia', which means regarding words and letters. So literally, 'dys'-'lexia' refers to difficulties with words. In this sense, those who have a problem with reading, for whatever reason, has dyslexia.
2. There is a much wider use and application, used by parents of dyslexics and by dyslexic adults. In this applications sense, dyslexia refers to an array of symptoms that include problems with reading, writing and spelling plus other problems such as difficulties with hearing and remembering that which was heard, poor short-term memory and certain problems with physical coordination.
So, as you can see, the meaning of "dyslexia" depends upon who's going to be speaking and also the context in which the word has been used. The only real way to know whether someone is dyslexic or otherwise, and what type or severity the person may have is by way of dyslexia tests.
Approximately 10% of the population suffers from some type and level of dyslexia. That's the reason school-age children are now routinely screened for dyslexia. Any child with reading problems will go through a preliminary dyslexia test. If necessary, he / she will go through full dyslexia testing.
We are going to have to deal with the different types of dyslexia in another article...
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