Can Children Outgrow Dyslexia?

Myth: The child will outgrow dyslexia.

Reality: A child will not outgrow dyslexia. Many parents believe that dyslexia is an outcome of a child’s maturity and a part of his struggle to acquire basic academic skills at school.  For example, many young children have poor handwriting because their fine motor skills like pencil grip has not yet developed.

Dyslexia is a persistent problem which is pervasive across the skills of reading, writing and fundamental mathematics.  These problems will not disappear with age. Many adults realise that they were dyslexic in school when they reach college, begin their career as professionals or much later in life. They were never identified as children nor given any form of remedial instruction at school. As a result their self-esteem and their levels of confidence are marred for life.

Fortunately it is possible for children with dyslexia to do well in their lives. They need empathy and the motivation to persist from their teachers and parents. They need to be identified as early as possible and they require continuous academic support at home and school. They need support in the form of specific remedial strategies and targeted instruction to overcome their problems in reading, writing, spelling and math to overcome their shortcomings and succeed in school.

Further Reading:

http://www.dyslexiaindia.org.in/

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