Firts I want to start by saying sorry for the spelling.The
question I have is how do you know that you have dyslexia,
and if there are certain types. The reason I ask this is because when I read most of the time i do ok, but there are time when I would mix up the words or totally miss them. A example of this would be, the car is red. But the would read the red car or just the car. Now I don't know if that's a case of dyslexia or I'm just stupid. The second part of this long question (sorry) is if it is dyslexia where can I go to get tested (doctor/therapist).
Any help at all would be great. Thank you
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Date Posted:20:28:35 04/22/09 Wed
A university department teaching 'educational psychology' is a good, low cost way to go, I am told. Because I need the result in a 'hurry' I have gone to a clinical psychologist who specializes in testing for dyslexia and related "disorders" (or differences). I have paid for a private assessment that has taken four hours so far. I have one more session to go. If you assessment is not clear cut for dyslexia, Semantic Pragmatic Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome and Attention Deficit Disorder are a few more possibilities that these characters assess for. That's where you would need a clinical psychologist to give a diagnosis. A diagnosis would be of help in getting disability support or access to assistive technology, and/or training in functional skills and techniques or in coping if you feel you need it. A university department of clinical psychology would be another avenue to lower cost testing. Do some Google-ing. All the best with your search and your future.
