Gavini Pediatrics

Gavini Pediatric & ADHD Clinics 26850 Providence Parkway, Suite 300, Novi, MI 48374 :: 248.348.4200 www.ADHDclinic.com :: www.YourKidsDoctor.com
Dyslexia What is Dyslexia? A common learning disability found in children with normal vision and intelligence that is characterized by difficulty reading. This condition is considered to be life long, but can be overcome with the assistance of tutoring and special education programs. Emotional support is essential to a child’s success in overcoming dyslexia and learning how to thrive with it. Dyslexia has no cure, and is caused by traits that are inherited that affects how the brain works.
Causes Genetic inheritance, as dyslexia seems to run in families. Evidence shows dyslexia being linked to genes that control how the brain develops, specifically the part of the brain that deals with language.
Symptoms Before school: Difficulty rhyming Late talking Learning new words slowly School age: Difficulty spelling Difficulty comprehending rapid instructions Problems remembering the sequence of things Reading at a level well below the expected age level Trouble learning a foreign language Problems with processing and understanding what your child hears Difficulty seeing and occasionally hearing the similarities and differences in words and letters An inability to sound out the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word Seeing letters or words in reverse, which is common in young children but will be more pronounced in children who have dyslexia Inability to sound out the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word Teens and adults: Reading aloud Difficulty summarizing a story Difficulty memorizing Difficulty reading Trouble with understanding jokes or idioms Difficulty with time management
Complications Problems as adults Trouble learning Social problems There is an increased risk of having ADHD if a child has dyslexia. This can further complicate a child’s troubles with dyslexia.
Tests and Diagnosis Psychological testing Questionnaires Testing academic skills, specifically reading Vision, hearing, and brain tests.
Treatments and Drugs Drugs are not typically used to treat dyslexia. However they may be used to treat other conditions that may occur alongside dyslexia. Dyslexia is best treated by: Reading aloud to your child Addressing the problem early Working with your child’s school

Gavini Pediatric & ADHD Clinics

26850 Providence Parkway, Suite 300, Novi, MI 48374 :: 248.348.4200

www.ADHDclinic.com :: www.YourKidsDoctor.com

Dyslexia

What is Dyslexia?

A common learning disability found in children with normal vision and intelligence that is characterized by difficulty reading. This condition is considered to be life long, but can be overcome with the assistance of tutoring and special education programs. Emotional support is essential to a child’s success in overcoming dyslexia and learning how to thrive with it. Dyslexia has no cure, and is caused by traits that are inherited that affects how the brain works.

Causes

Genetic inheritance, as dyslexia seems to run in families. Evidence shows dyslexia being linked to genes that control how the brain develops, specifically the part of the brain that deals with language.

Symptoms

Before school:

Difficulty rhyming
Late talking
Learning new words slowly

School age:

Difficulty spelling
Difficulty comprehending rapid instructions
Problems remembering the sequence of things
Reading at a level well below the expected age level
Trouble learning a foreign language
Problems with processing and understanding what your child hears
Difficulty seeing and occasionally hearing the similarities and differences in words and letters
An inability to sound out the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word
Seeing letters or words in reverse, which is common in young children but will be more pronounced in children who have dyslexia
Inability to sound out the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word

Teens and adults:

Reading aloud
Difficulty summarizing a story
Difficulty memorizing
Difficulty reading
Trouble with understanding jokes or idioms
Difficulty with time management

Complications

Problems as adults
Trouble learning
Social problems

There is an increased risk of having ADHD if a child has dyslexia. This can further complicate a child’s troubles with dyslexia.

Tests and Diagnosis

Psychological testing
Questionnaires
Testing academic skills, specifically reading
Vision, hearing, and brain tests.

Treatments and Drugs

Drugs are not typically used to treat dyslexia. However they may be used to treat other conditions that may occur alongside dyslexia. Dyslexia is best treated by:

Reading aloud to your child
Addressing the problem early
Working with your child’s school