How do you spot if your child has dyslexia? When does being a little behind in school change from being something they will grow out of and into serious educational problem? In a busy classroom, how can you spot those child with problems so that you can get them properly tested and diagnosed? Myomancy has some good advice for anyone wondering if a child has a problem:

Other problems with their senses may be sensitivity to bright light, particular smells and the feel of certain fabrics. Other dyslexia symptoms and signs can show themselves in general clumsiness, under achievement in sports and a tendency to motion sickness. These indicate an under-developed cerebellum or weak vestibular balance system.


More generally, a child who gets confused easily may be exhibiting symptoms of dyslexia. This may take the form of mixing up left and right. It can also exhibit itself whenever a sequence is involved. Such as remembering directions or a list of instructions. This can also show itself in unusual sentence construction or by mixing up two similar words.


Handwriting and other fine motor-skills are also generally poor in dyslexics. One dyslexia symptom that is a strong indicator of some level of problem is how the child grips the pencil. Adopting a normal pencil grip requires the child to be able to correctly observe how the teacher is doing it and be able to mimic it. This is harder than it seems as they will get confused over the positions of the teacher’s fingers and also have trouble moving their own figures into position.

Myomancy has more advice on spotting dyslexia symptoms and lots of information on dyslexia.