Many adults do not realize they have dyslexia and/or ADD until their own children are diagnosed. Others easily recall as a child the agony of enduring school over the years. An individual does not grow out of dyslexia/ADD; the challenges do not just go away with age.

As an adult in the workplace, learning differences can conceal the fact that one can also be a gifted and competent individual. (See Talents in the Workplace)

Your business cannot afford to loose a valuable employee.

Do you recognize any of these challenges in an employee?

Do you experience some of these challenges yourself?

These learning challenges can be corrected. Contact Mind Over Dyslexia

Reading Challenges

• reading and following detailed written instructions
• reading technical material
• reading on the computer screen
• reading/understanding long reports
• reading out loud in a meeting or presentation (performance is choppy, lacks fluency, words are mixed up)

Writing Challenges

• writing/responding to emails
• writing reports, business plans, notes in a meeting
• filling out forms
• uncertainty with spelling, punctuation or grammar (may use typos as an excuse or may choose to write illegibly)
• difficulty organizing and sequencing ideas

Numbers/ Math Challenges

• reversing numerals (e.g. 9, 6) when reading, writing, copying
• sequencing errors with numerals (e.g. 35798, 37598)
• keeping columns aligned
• understanding mathematical concepts (e.g. percentages, profit, ROI)
• confusing signs of operation (+, x)

Direction/ Orientation Challenges

• confusing left/right
• getting lost easily in unfamiliar places
• losing bearings even in familiar places
• interpreting maps
• poor sense of direction
• judging distance accurately

Focussing/ Short Term Memory Challenges

• following conversations
• staying focussed in meetings/ conference calls (mind wanders)
• staying focussed on a task
• bringing a task to completion
• remembering instructions
• remembering telephone numbers, information, facts
• remembering messages, instructions, directions
• recalling what was said in meetings

Time Management Challenges

• keeping appointments
• arriving on time for meetings
• meeting deadlines for projects
• estimating passage of time
• estimating amount of time needed for an assignment, task, travel

Organizational Skills/ Sequencing Challenges

• organizing own belongings
• organizing files, information, papers,
• organizing desk area (appears cluttered, disorganized)
• organizing thoughts when speaking to others
• organizing schedules
• being prepared for meetings
• prioritizing jobs to be completed
• following step by step directions
• filing information
• preparing a plan for a large project

Social Challenges

• verbal altercations with co-workers/customers
• getting along with others
• unusually high energy/low energy
• remaining patient (low tolerance for frustration)
• understanding the impact one has on others
• conversing in business or social events