How do you know if you are dyslexic?



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you won't be able to read normally like regular words like this won't make sense to you because you read it backwards

A Dr. will diagnose that.
if you get confused if given too many # and if you get p's and q's muxed up and b's and d's
tom cruies was dsylexci.
When you try to read, all the letters appear to be disoriented and you cannot make the words out in your mind.
Ask a doctor.
I'm dyslexic, but I actually generally have a really hard time answering that question. There's a LOT of false information and misconceptions out there about dyslexia. Yesterday, I came across a website I think explains it really well, and really gets it right. You can check out that site by clicking the link down there in the sources box, but here are a few highlights of their "symptoms of dyslexia" section (no, these aren't direct quotes):

Reading:
-slow reader
-mixes up words that have the same visual shape, like form-from, and trial-trail
-mixes up words with the same letters in different order, like who-how, lots-lost, saw-was, and girl-grill
-mixes up letters that look the same but are flipped one way or the other (b-d, b-p, n-u, m-w)

Spelling
-can't remember spelling words after the test
-misspell common "sight words" that most kids their age know, despite extensive practice (I finally mastered the spelling of necessary sometime last year. and I'm in college)

Handwriting
-poor handwriting
-improper pencil grip
-difficulty copying off the board

Directionality
-get directions mixed up (left-right, north-south-east-west)
-get lost a lot when driving

Sequencing tasks:
-has trouble learning tasks that require a series of steps in a specific order
-may not learn to tie shoelaces until their teens (that one's not always true - I learned to tie my shoes at a normal age)
-may have trouble with long division (I can't do long division, but I blame that on my calculator more than my dyslexia)

Rote Memory of Non-Meaningful Facts
-has trouble memorizing facts that aren't interesting or personally relevent, which includes things like:
-multiplication tables
-days of the week or months of the year in order
-science facts like the boiling point of water or the speed of light
-names, dates, and place in history

Telling Time on an analog clock (the kind with hands)
-has trouble with it

Extremly messy bedrooms
-this list format isn't working anymore

Math:
-trouble memorizing arithmetic facts
-trouble reading and remembering word problems
-trouble copying answers from one place to another
-start math problems on the wrong side
-often can't do it quickly

If you have any signficiant number of those "symptoms" (not necessarily all of them), then you might want to be assessed by a psychologist, who can tell you for sure if you're dyselxic or not. Also, keep in mind that there are different degrees of severity, and it's not an all-or-nothing thing.
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