How do you know if you are dyslexic?

Answer 1

you won't be able to read normally like regular words like this won't make sense to you because you read it backwards

Answer 2

I'm dyslexic, but I actually generally have a really hard time answering that question. There's a LOT of false information and misconceptions out there about dyslexia. Yesterday, I came across a website I think explains it really well, and really gets it right. You can check out that site by clicking the link down there in the sources box, but here are a few highlights of their "symptoms of dyslexia" section (no, these aren't direct quotes):

Reading:
-slow reader
-mixes up words that have the same visual shape, like form-from, and trial-trail
-mixes up words with the same letters in different order, like who-how, lots-lost, saw-was, and girl-grill
-mixes up letters that look the same but are flipped one way or the other (b-d, b-p, n-u, m-w)

Spelling
-can't remember spelling words after the test
-misspell common "sight words" that most kids their age know, despite extensive practice (I finally mastered the spelling of necessary sometime last year... and I'm in college)

Handwriting
-poor handwriting
-improper pencil grip
-difficulty copying off the board

Directionality
-get directions mixed up (left-right, north-south-east-west)
-get lost a lot when driving

Sequencing tasks:
-has trouble learning tasks that require a series of steps in a specific order
-may not learn to tie shoelaces until their teens (that one's not always true - I learned to tie my shoes at a normal age)
-may have trouble with long division (I can't do long division, but I blame that on my calculator more than my dyslexia)

Rote Memory of Non-Meaningful Facts
-has trouble memorizing facts that aren't interesting or personally relevent, which includes things like:
-multiplication tables
-days of the week or months of the year in order
-science facts like the boiling point of water or the speed of light
-names, dates, and place in history

Telling Time on an analog clock (the kind with hands)
-has trouble with it

Extremly messy bedrooms
-this list format isn't working anymore

Math:
-trouble memorizing arithmetic facts
-trouble reading and remembering word problems
-trouble copying answers from one place to another
-start math problems on the wrong side
-often can't do it quickly

If you have any signficiant number of those "symptoms" (not necessarily all of them), then you might want to be assessed by a psychologist, who can tell you for sure if you're dyselxic or not. Also, keep in mind that there are different degrees of severity, and it's not an all-or-nothing thing.

Answer 3

When you try to read, all the letters appear to be disoriented and you cannot make the words out in your mind.

Answer 4

Ask a doctor.

Answer 5

A Dr. will diagnose that.

Answer 6

if you get confused if given too many # and if you get p's and q's muxed up and b's and d's

Answer 7

tom cruies was dsylexci.