Dyslexic Adult        

►      May hide reading problems.

►      May spell poorly; relies on others to correct spelling.

►      Avoids writing; may not be able to write.

►      Often very competent in oral language.

►      Relies on memory; may have an excellent long term memory.

►      Often has good "people" skills.

►      Often is spatially talented; professions include, but are not limited, to engineers, architects, designers, artists and craftspeople, mathematicians, physicists, physicians (esp. surgeons and orthopaedists), and dentists.

►      May be very good at "reading" people (intuitive).

►      In jobs is often working well below their intellectual capacity.

►      May have difficulty with planning, organization, and management of time, materials, and tasks.

►      Often entrepreneurs.

       Information from: British Dyslexia Association