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Dyslexia is a condition for life, so they will always need encouragement and support to keep their hard gained skills in reading, writing, spelling and maths. |
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If they have come to the stage in their careers where they need additional literacy skills, they should be encouraged to find help. This should be given by someone trained to teach dyslexics and should be on a one-to-one basis. Throughout this period they must be given every opportunity to succeed. Great patience and understanding may be needed. They must be treated by the tutor as an equal, intelligent adult - never as anything less. With hard work and determination adult dyslexics can make good progress. |
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Families and husbands and wives of dyslexics can be of the utmost help, but they must understand the condition. They must take a positive approach and help them to design ways to compensate for their difficulties. |
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Dyslexia can and does run in families, so it is essential to watch for its occurrence in the next generation and to take the necessary steps to get the correct help in the early stages. |
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A form of dyslexia can occur after illness, such as strokes. This is called "acquired dyslexia" and needs a very specialised multi-disciplinary approach to overcome it. |
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At all times dyslexics must try and be positive about their achievements. On bad days they must remember how much better they are now than were in the past, and how many goals they have achieved. |
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It is a great step forward if they can accept that spelling or writing or maths is not their particular strong point, and can make a joke about it without feeling too deflated. |
