Testing for Dyslexia in adults?

Question

I have been told by some people who work with me that I may have some form of Dyslexia, as an adult how can you get a free test to show whether you are Dyslexic. Funding for this is not an option at the moment. Any helpful hints, etc would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi there!

I sympathize with you. Although I am not dyslexic, I am a psychologist. Whenever I met my current fiance, I quickly noticed several symptoms of dyslexia. I noticed he read slowly. I noticed he transposed letters in words, and that he had trouble with math, dialing phone numbers, and reading signs (all because he transposed different symbols). Even though he was 20, I suggested that he may be dyslexic. Initially, he was reluctant to believe me, but, eventually, he went to get tested. He had to go through his insurance in order to get the funding. It is very hard to qualify for a free dyslexia test. I would reccomend trying to go through your health insurance first. If, however, you are unable to do so, contact Dyslexia International. They will be able to set you up with a volunteer psychologist who can administer the dyslexia test for free. You'll have to qualify financially, though, so they'll need to see your records. Also, you may be put on a waiting list. I'm one of the ones who volunteers, but there aren't many psychologists willing to do something for nothing. No matter what, make sure your dyslexia test is administered by a psychologist. Otherwise it simply isn't valid.

In the meantime, here are som symptoms of dyslexia, if you haven't seen them already.

* May appear bright, intelligent and articulate, however their reading, writing and spelling level is below their average age group.
* Have average or above average intelligence, yet may have poor academic achievement.
* May have good oral language abilities but will perform much more poorly on similar written-language tests.
* Might be labelled lazy, dumb, careless, immature, "not trying hard enough," or as having a "behavior problem."
* Because dyslexia primarily affects reading while sparing other intellectual abilities, affected individuals might be categorised as not "behind enough" or "bad enough" to receive additional help in a school setting.
* Might feel dumb and have poor self-esteem, and might be easily frustrated and emotional about school reading or testing.
* Might try to hide their reading weaknesses with ingenious compensatory "strategies".
* Might learn best through hands-on experience, demonstrations, experimentation, observation, and visual aids.
* Can show talents in other areas such as art, drama, music, sports, mechanics, story-telling, sales, business, designing, building, or engineering.
* Have related problems with attention in a school setting; for instance they might seem to "zone out" or daydream often; get lost easily or lose track of time; and have difficulty sustaining attention.

Also look into Meares-Irlin Syndrome. My fiance's sister has that, not dyslexia. It's like dyslexia, however it's an eye issue which makes it hard for the eye to see off of a certain color. She exhibits symptoms of dyslexia whenever she reads off white. She has to use a colored transparency whenever she needs to read something, but it's nothing really major. This is becoming more common, so you may have this.

Either way, good luck!

Answer 2

I see a lot of words backwards or see a total different work.

Answer 3

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