CAN YOU SPEAK, but CAN'T READ OR WRITE?

ACQUIRED DYSLEXIA- what is it? Inspired by a client

If you have suffered from a road traffic accident, have dementia, or had a stroke, you may have noticed your ability to read and write is impaired. In some cases, you may be able to speak, but be unable to read and write.

You have ACQUIRED DYSLEXIA

There are different types of dyslexia- see some examples below:

Visual Dyslexia

The word read out loud looks like the target word, i.e. 'paper' 'for 'piper'

Deep Dyslexia

Inability to read made-up/nonsense words such as 'blosh'.

Words which are within the same category as the target word may be said out loud when reading, such as 'laptop' for 'computer' or 'quilt' for 'mattress'.

Surface Dyslexia

Difficulty recognising familiar written words; making it difficult to remember words which have been learnt.

It may also be difficult to match written words to their sounds when reading out loud.

Leeanne Mark

Speech and Language therapist

L A Mark Speech Therapy