Dyslexia

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Common Signs of Dyslexia: Adults

The difficulties noted below are often associated with dyslexia if they are unexpected for the individual's age, educational level, or cognitive abilities. A qualified diagnostician can test a person to determine if he or she is truly dyslexic.

• May hide reading problems.
  
  
• May spell poorly; relies on others to correct spelling.
  
  
• Avoids writing; may not be able to write.
  
  
• Often very competent in oral language.
  
  
• Relies on memory; may have an excellent memory.
  
  
• Often has good "people" skills.
  
  
• Often is spatially talented; professions include, but are not limited, to engineers, architects, designers, artists and craftspeople, mathematicians, physicists, physicians (esp. surgeons and orthopedists), and dentists.
  
  
• May be very good at "reading" people (intuitive).
  
  
• In jobs is often working well below their intellectual capacity.
  
  
• May have difficulty with planning, organization and management of time, materials and tasks.
  
  
• Often entrepreneurs.

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