I like to read and I don't have problems speaking or anything like that it's just that I always get my letters mixed up when reading and I read the words as another word. Is this a symptom of dyslexia?
You can find a pretty good list here:
dys-add.com/symptoms.html
Dyslexia is generally diagnosed based on a failure to achieve up to potential in certain academic areas (primarily reading, writing, and spelling) despite adequate instruction. What that basically means is that a child of average or above average intelligence is preforming significantly below where he should be based on his ability and classroom setting only in certain areas.
Dyslexia, like most other learning disabilities, is diagnosed based on a deficit in certain areas relative to overall ability, and doesn't necessarily require that any skills be even below average. That means that a kid who's about average in certain areas that are effected by dyslexia might still be diagnosed as dyslexic if his overall IQ is significantly higher than average.
Not sure if that helps, but I guess the point that I was trying to make is that it's about a deficit in skills relative to what you should be able to do if you weren't dyslexic, rather than relative to the general population of people your age (which is how standardized assessments are scored).
Have you been tested for it
As you said you have a problem so maybe you should get it checked out however in this day and age it does not really matter if you can spell as long as you can read
It has been porven taht if you hvae the frist and lsat ltteer in the rgiht plcace you can raed it
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The word ‘dyslexia’ means ‘difficulty with words or language’, and is frequently used to refer to a child — or adult — who seems much brighter than what his reading and written work suggest. the symptoms or signs below indicate that a child has dyslexia and therefore needs help:
Signs are as Follows:
(1) Directional Confusion
(2)Sequencing Difficulties
(3)Difficulties with little Words
(4)Bizzare Reading and Spelling
(5)Late talking or immature Speech
(6)Difficulties with Math
(7)Makes up a story, based on the illustrations, which bears no relation to the text.
(8)Reads very slowly and hesitantly.
(9)Loses orientation on a line or page while reading, missing lines or reading previously-read lines again.
(10)Reads aloud hesitantly, word by word, monotonously.
(11)Tries to sound the letters of the word, but is then unable to say the correct word. for example, sounds the letters ‘c-a-t’ but then says cold.
(12)Mispronounces words, or puts stress on the wrong syllables.
(13) Reads only in the present tense although the text is in the past.
(14)Foreshortens words, for example ‘portion’ for proportion.
(15) Substitutes another word of similar meaning, for example dog for pup.
(16)Omits prefixes, omits suffixes or adds suffixes.
(17)Reads with poor comprehension, due to spending so much energy trying to read the words.
(18)Remembers little of what he reads.
(19)Spells words as they sound, for example ‘rite’ for right.
(20)Cannot write or match the appropriate letter when given the sound.
(21)Often ignores punctuation. he may omit full stops or commas and fail to see the need for capital letters.
(22) Poor at copying from the board.
(23)Has trouble attaching names to things and people.
Constant throwing up through your eyeballs.
.uoy ot sdrawkcab raeppa lliw srettel rodna sdroW
IF OYU cna dear sith neth ouy vhae ti.
Take it slow and get special classes. I have it too and ened up being a brilliant student.
Did you know dyslexics are smarter than normal people!