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Ostracized from across society. Just got to suffer from a little anxiety. Please help me
I said quietly through gritted teeth and a pointless apologies. Dyslexia is very common affecting
20% of the population
dyslexia
represents 80 to 90% of all those with learning disabilities
Reading is complex
It requires our brains to connect letters
To sounds put those sounds in the right order and pull the words together into sentences and paragraphs
we can read and
understand people with dyslexia
Have trouble matching the letters. They see on the page with the sounds those letters and
Combinations make children and adults with dyslexia
struggle to read fluently
Spell words correctly and learn a second language
among other
Challenges but these difficulties have no connection whatsoever with overall
Intelligence what people with dyslexia are slow
readers they are often very fast and
creative
Thinkers. So do you think you have dyslexia? Well, we're now gonna find out if you are likely or unlikely
To have dyslexia. I'm now going to ask you six questions and you are gonna answer with either. Yes
Or no and then at the end of the six questions, we'll find out what that means for you
The very first question is do you?
confuse
visually similar words such as cat and
Cot the second question is do you lose your place or miss?
Outlines when you're reading the third question is do you have trouble from telling?
Left-to-right. The fourth question is do you get confused when you are given several?
Instructions at once the fifth question is do you find it difficult to find the right word to say?
The sixth and final question is do you find it difficult to read out loud?
Let's now find out what your scores mean if you answered yes to one or less of these six questions
It's unlikely that you have dyslexia
However, if you answered yes to two or more of these questions
Then it's likely and it's possible that you in fact have dyslexia
Dyslexia cannot be cured. It is a life long condition. However with the right support
dyslexic individuals
Can become highly successful
Students and adults, please
Do not self diagnose yourself from this test if you are now worried and concerned that you might be
dyslexic
please talk to someone at your school at your college at the
University make an appointment with your doctors so they can
Diagnose you properly with dyslexia and then give you the help and support that you need to deal with it
I know what's hear from you guys and girls in the comment section down below
What did you score on this test? Have you previously been told or been diagnosed with dyslexia?
How does dyslexia affect your life let me know in the comment section if you've enjoyed this video
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