What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?

A child with dyslexia may be slow to reach language milestones in the first several years of life. He or she may be delayed in acquiring new words. Young children with dyslexia may also have difficulty in finding the word they want to say. They may not pronounce words properly. They might have trouble learning the names of colors and letters.

When dyslexic children reach school age, they experience difficulty in learning to read and soon fall behind their peers in reading. This may not be obvious at first. Parents and teachers may suspect the child is not paying attention or is not motivated to do schoolwork.

Inattentiveness can also be seen in a child with dyslexia. It takes much more mental energy for a child with dyslexia to read, because the process is not very efficient. The child can become easily fatigued by the process.