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What is Involved in a Dyslexia Test?
Dyslexia is an older term to describe a set of problems experienced by children (and adults) in their ability to read, and/or spell. While the technical term for these reading difficulties in the latest manual of psychological difficulties (known as “DSM-IV”, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 4th Edition) is “Developmental Reading Disorder”, the term dyslexia continues in popular usage.
A popular misconception about dyslexia is that evryone with dyslexia has the same underlying problem which causes their reading difficulties. Many people have come to believe that dyslexia is a specific disorder involving letter reversals or some other fundamental problem.
While letter reversals may be a key feature for some people with Dyslexia, it may not be for others, It is also important to recognise that reversing letters and jumbling words occurs amongst many “good readers” from time to time – however in people with a reading disability these difficulties occur more frequently.
Therefore rather than describing a single specific type of disorder, the label “Dyslexia”, refers to a situation where a child or adult has significant difficulty performing reading and/or spelling tasks relative
to their peers of the same age. For some it may be due to visuo-spatial problems (problems with recognising and mentally manipulating the visual image of letters, numbers etc.), for others concentration problems, such as is seen in people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), for others it may be problems of memory or comprehension, etc.
Because not all people with dyslexia have the same difficulties, when a child or adult attends a psychometric assessment for dyslexia, a psychologist conducting the assessment will frequently not only be interested in what level a person's reading is at, but their reading profile I.e. strengths and weaknesses in different components of the reading process.
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