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    Can dyslexia be treated?

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    Children's Health Dyslexia
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    Cyan von Gija

    Counsellor, Psychotherapist

    Couples counselling, relationship counselling and marriage therapy for couples and individuals living in the border region of Albury and Wodonga.No matter whether you are in … View Profile

    To ask if Dyslexia can be treated perhaps implies thinking that it is a disease or fault needing correcting. Dyslexia refers to a wide variety of conditions often reflected in difficulties learning to read and write (amoungst other things). The plastisity of our brains means that with training we can learn even these tasks with patience and persistance.
    My real concern is looking at dyslexia as a fault. Dyslexia is a sign that the person is right brain dominant. This comes with pros and cons as does being one of the left-brained majority. Some of those pros included added empathy, artistic talent, wholistic and lateral thinking all great qualities.
    Please don't treat the minority as being faulty simply because they have problems fitting into the left-brained worlds way of thinking, I can assure you that left-brain thinkers have problems accessing their right-brain capacities too! 

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    Daniel Wendt

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    Mr Daniel Wendt is the Principal Clinical Psychologist and Director of Oracle Psychology. Daniel is a Child and Adolescent Psychologist registered with the Psychology Board … View Profile

    5-15% of children experience Dyslexia (Specific Learning Disorder in Reading) which is a brain based disorder and not merely a reading delay. If your child has Dyslexia or another learning disorder early assessment and treatment is extremely important. I have written an article about Dyslexia and its treatment: https://www.oraclepsychology.com.au/psychologist-articles/what-is-dyslexia-and-how-can-i-help-my-child

    Continued remedial intervention, with explicit, systematic and intensive focus on phonics and phonological awareness (such as Multi-Lit or similar programs) will assist to improve fluent and efficient decoding and reading skills. Effective intervention begins with comprehensive assessment and treatment planning.

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