What help is Available for Poor Social Skills associated with Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is defined as a learning disorder as opposed to an illness, but I believe that it is a learning difference. Before your child is given any course of treatment for his dyslexia, tests and evaluations will be carried out to determine the ways in which your child’s learning is affected. Many dyslexic children have poor social skills because of several factors related to dyslexia. You can find out more about these in our sections headed, ‘Why Does Dyslexia Affect a Child’s Social Skills?’, and ‘How Poor Social Skills can affect your Child’s Everyday Life’. According to medical practitioners, it is much easier to manage dyslexia when it is diagnosed and identified early. Beginning treatment when children are young is said to improve their social development skills. When a dyslexic child is praised for a job well done and encouraged to do more, he will perform better. This will boost his confidence in school and out of school. If his school work improves he will not feel inferior to
