Anatom3DDyslexia
Dyslexia · Dyslexie
What it is
A common inherited difference in processing the sounds of language that makes reading and spelling hard despite normal intelligence.
Symptoms & signs
- Slow, effortful reading
- spelling errors
- trouble linking letters and sounds
- poor short-term verbal memory
- strengths in other areas
🚩 Get help if…
- see a doctor soon A child falling behind in reading despite extra help
- see a doctor soon Trouble hearing or seeing that has not been checked
- see a doctor soon Refusing school, low mood or anxiety about reading
- see a doctor soon Loss of reading skills already learned
Where it strikes
Medical treatment
- Educational assessment
- structured phonics teaching
- extra time and assistive technology
- support for confidence
Natural & lifestyle
- Reading aloud together
- audiobooks
- early help in school
Emerging & experimental
- Brain-imaging studies of interventions
- computer-assisted training
Alternative, off-label & anecdotal
Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.
- Coloured lenses and overlays — tested: no benefit not confirmed in trials
- Vision therapy — tested: no benefit for reading not confirmed in trials
- Omega-3 — trials disagree mixed evidence
ICD codes
- ICD-10 F81.0
- ICD-11 6A03.0 Developmental learning disorder with impairment in reading