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07/20/2016
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Child with difficulty to read and write may have dyslexia
Difficult to read, write or spell, especially in literacy phase, may have nothing to do with too lazy to study, as they believe some parents: are signs of dyslexia. According to the Brazilian Association of Dyslexia, the disorder affects between 5% and 17% of the world population. School holidays can be an opportunity for parents to be more attentive to the signs of the children, but care should happen all year.
- Although the diagnosis can only be crimped after literacy, parents should already be aware of risk groups from 4 years. Children this age have difficulties to identify the letters of the name, which do not associate colors or with a family history, for example, are in the risk group - explains the speech therapist and child development expert Sheila Leal, creator of the blog "Children Brilliant" which addresses, among other issues, dyslexia.
After the diagnosis, which is made by exclusion - must be discarded visually impaired or inadequate schooling, for example - the treatment is done in a multidisciplinary way - with the participation of speech therapist, psychologist and neurologist.
- It is controversial to say that is curable, but is treatable. With rehabilitation of reading and long-term follow-up, monitoring school outcomes, patients greatly improve the frame - says Professor of Neurology at the Federal Fluminense University, André Matta.
If left untreated, however, dyslexia can even be brought to adulthood - especially if you are related to attention deficit.
- If you carry this into adulthood, become frustrated adults. There are reports of people over 30 years for help - says Sheila.
Effects on self-esteem
The delay in diagnosing dyslexia can have serious consequences on the child's self-esteem, which can end up feeling powerless, compared to colleagues. Moreover, the earlier the diagnosis, the greater the chances of reducing symptoms.
- Diagnosed early, the symptoms of dyslexia are greatly reduced. Although also be treated as adults, in children the effect is more effective - explains Sheila. - And the more delay the diagnosis, the more emotional framework is compromised. Parents are concerned about the note, and the child enters depression. For more effort to do, can not reciprocate.
Although dyslexic children have greater difficulty in literacy, they often develop other talents, such as artistic and manual skills - and, for experts, it is important for parents to recognize that.
- There is a lack of knowledge about dyslexia. Parents go to the office with the idea that the child is lazy, dumb, who has spent too much money on learning - says Sheila, who explains that the disorder has a neurobiological origin: - The process of reading and writing requires two functions of the brain, and dyslexic end up using only one of them.
It is important that, in addition to parents, teachers are also aware of the attitudes of children.
- Do staff must have a very close parent conversation. All that is observed to be passed on, to be made the referral of the child to a health professional - explains Andrew.
Source: Extra
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