Types of Dyslexia

    Most people hear the word " dyslexic " or "dyslexia" and assume it means that letters move around and switch places, or that letters turn around making "b" look like "d" and vise versa. This is a symptom of dyslexia, but it is not the only one. Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. It refers to a cluster of symptoms, which result in people having difficulties with specific language skills such as spelling, writing and pronouncing words. The impact can change during different stages of a person's life, but it will affect them for their whole life.

Auditory Dyslexia

    Auditory dyslexia can be defined by difficulty processing the basic sounds of language (phonemes), sounds of letters and groups of letter resulting in very slow and labored reading.

Signs and Symptoms:

• Frequently misunderstand what others say
• Have difficulty hearing when any background noise is present
• Often have difficulty pronouncing Ls, Rs and Ths
• Frequently scramble multi-syllabic words (pasghetti instead of spaghetti)
• Difficulty following a sequence of instructions
• Weak auditory memory
• Weak comprehension of something just heard

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Visual Dyslexia

    Visual dyslexia is reading difficulty resulting from either optical visual problems (physical causes) or visual processing disorders (cognitive/neurological causes). It is not dependent on how well a person sees, however  being nearsighted or farsighted can affect the ability to read.

Signs and Symptoms:

• Skipping words or lines while reading
• Squinting
• Preference to read in low light
• Rubbing eyes or blinking frequently
• Discomfort reading from monitors and screens
• Headaches / migraines
• Balance or coordination issues
• Poor fluency and comprehension

The instability of text is one of the signs of a visual processing disorder, which is the dyslexia that most people are familiar with. It is when letters or other symbols on the page may appear to move, change shape, flip, shake or slide off the page.


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