Adult Dyslexics Common Characteristics

Most adult dyslexics will exhibit at least 10 of the following traits and behaviors. These characteristics are often inconsistent, and may vary depending upon the day or situation.

• Highly intuitive - known to have "street smarts." Is often "dead on" in judging personalities of others.
• May be able to sense emotions and energy of others.
• Remembers struggling in school.
• Frequently have dyslexic children and experience guilt when seeing own child struggle. Insecurities arise while reading to own children or helping them with homework.
• Easily distracted/annoyed by noises and other things in environment.
• May appear to "zone out" and be unaware that it is happening.
• Enjoys video games.
• Misspeaks, misuses, or mispronounces words without realizing it.
• May have poor balance or is/was very athletic.
• May have excellent recall of events that were experienced or not remember at all.
• May confuse past conversations or be accused of "not listening."
• Difficulty remembering names of people without tricks, but remembers faces.
• Difficulty remembering verbal instructions or directions.
• Poor recall of conversations or sequence of events.
• May pass up promotions or advancement opportunities that would require more administrative work.
• Has difficulty focusing and staying on task - may feel more comfortable managing many different tasks simultaneously.
• Difficulty with tests - passing standardized tests can be a barrier to career advancement.
• Highly successful/over achiever, or considered "not working up to potential." Either way, displays extreme work ethic.
• May be a perfectionist and overreact when they make a mistake.
• Out-of-the-box thinker or operates with very strict rules for themselves.
• Learns best through hands-on experience, demonstrations, experimentation, observation, and visual aids.

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