Dyslexia Awareness Week

Dyslexia Awareness Week

14^th to 20^th October

It is a condition that is often misunderstood.  This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week and you might be wondering what exactly is dyslexia? Well the symptoms will differ depending on whether the sufferer is a child or younger adult - or an undiagnosed adult.

It's especially important to spot dyslexia early ideally when a child is in school.  The British Dyslexia Association explains that children with dyslexia tend to mix up words - which might mean saying something like 'beddy tear' instead of teddy bear.  They may have trouble saying long words and learning the alphabet could also prove to be a problem.

Other signs involve issues with learning letters, names and with the sounds of words and letters. This means the phonological awareness is poor and they might not be able to answer a question like: 'What word would you get if you changed the 'p' sound in 'pat' to an 'h' sound?

The signs in young adults and adults are less easy to spot. They might write more slowly and have problems expressing their knowledge on a subject. If someone is experiencing real difficulty with spelling or finds themself trying to hide their work from others this is quite an obvious flag that something is going on.

The theme for Dyslexia Awareness week will be on the website to give you some scope for what you personally want to focus on during this week.

You can also get involved by fundraising for the organisation. Need some suggestions for getting started?  The British Dyslexia Association will give some good ideas for fund raising. A car boot sale is a great one!   There is a good chance that all of us know someone who sufferers from this condition that can be very difficult and cause a sufferer a lot of embarrassment and difficulty.   It is nice that there is a week for shining the light on this condition.

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Amanda Thomas

UK Health Radio

Dyslexia Awareness Week

The British Dyslexia Association