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A person’s daily activities can be be adversely affected by Dyslexia and hence can become very problematic. Dyslexia is not a well know condition unlike cancer and AIDS which are suffered by a lot of people around the globe. In order to understand dyslexia in adults, you have to understand what dyslexia, its causes and also its prevalence.

Dyslexia is basically a condition that presents a person with difficulty in processing information that is usually related to short-term memory deficiency and visual coordination. If you have this condition, your short-term memory would be particularly weak. It can be either your auditory or visual memory that is affected or both. Due to this, being a dyslexic person, it would be difficult for you to learn the connection between the spoken sound and the written symbol. It is mainly categorized to be as a learning disability, since it mainly affects the vital areas in which learning is related to. Since auditory and visual skills are needed in learning, dyslexia can make one disabled in this field.

The severity of the condition can vary a lot for dyslexic people. The main problem areas of difficulty would be reading, spelling, numeration, writing, time-keeping and personal organization. The severity of the effect on an individual can be observed through mild spelling and reading difficulties to severe problems on organization or even complete illiteracy. There are no typical cases for dyslexia, since each case can vary from one person to another.

Some people do not even know that they are dyslexic; while there are a huge number of people, who are only diagnosed when they have reached adulthood already. This may be due to the unpopularity of the condition. Sometimes, it can be misdiagnosed too to be as a different condition that may present similar symptoms.

Till now, we cannot pinpoint the main cause of dyslexia although a lot of research has been done on this condtion. However, neurological research has shown that dyslexia may be caused by the abnormality in a person’s left brain hemisphere. This is rather relavant as our left brain hemisphere controls our lexical system.

Whatever is the main cause of dyslexia, there is little doubt that most people who have literacy problems experience some sort of sound insensitivity. Because of this, they experience reading problems. Even though the cause of these problems may be caused by multiple factors and varies from one person to another, they can still be the main source of intense frustration suffered by any person suffering from dyslexia.

The estimated cases of dyslexia vary greatly each year. It is estimated that it occurs from about to 4-10% of the population. It is also believed that males are more likely to suffer from dyslexia with a ratio of four males to one female.

Dyslexia is a condition that is quite hard to recognize. It is also one condition that most people who have it try to hide. Simple tasks like filling in forms, taking phone messages, or even completing timesheets can already be major problems when you have this condition.

The estimated incidences of dyslexia can vary greatly every year. It is estimated that it occurs from about to 4-10% of the population. It is also believed that prevalence in males is four times greater than with females.

As dyslexia is not a common condition, it is rather hard to recognize and it makes it even harder when an individual tries to hide this condition, which is very normal. Easy tasks like filling in forms, taking phone messages or even completing timesheets can pose to be a major hurdle for anyone suffering from dyslexia.

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