Does this describe you?

• I find it difficult to read words accurately and quickly.
• Reading is very tiring for me.
• I read very slowly and may need to re-read paragraphs several times before I’m sure that I understand or remember what I have read.
• I often make spelling mistakes.
• My reading and writing skills are poor in comparison to other adults.
• I have always struggled with reading and writing despite receiving remedial assistance.
• I often lose my place or miss out sections of print when I am reading.
• I have strengths in other academic, artistic or sporting areas.
• I have trouble isolating the individual sounds in words.
• Many of my difficulties get worse when I am under stress.
• I often misspell familiar words or spell the same word in different ways.
• At times I struggle to find the right word to say or to write.
• I sometimes confuse complicated instructions.
• I often need long messages (or phone numbers) repeated; and find I need to write them down immediately.
• Other members of my family also experience reading and writing difficulties.
• There are no other obvious reasons for my difficulty with reading and writing (such as missed schooling or a sensory deficit).
• Some days I am able to read and spell more accurately than on other days.
• When I read and write I will often confuse words that are similar.
• I often make errors when copying things down.
• When doing a written assignment I have difficulty organising what I want to say.