Adults

Adults with dyslexia will often have these problems:

  • In school, is/was a solid "C" student
  • Worked much harder than other students
  • Avoids writing
  • Slow readers, with technical material being the hardest for them to read
  • Must read material several times to understand it
  • Still dislikes oral reading
  • Poor spelling
  • May have trouble with left and right and with reading maps
  • May continue to confuse the letters b and d, especially when tired, stressed, or sick