Dyslexia?

Greetings to all,

does anyone knows what is dyslexia? Also if someone who has these chacteristics, does that makes her dyslexia?

The chacteristics are:

general
- appears bright, highly intelligent, and articulate but unable to read, write, or spell at grade level.
- labelled behavior problem
- easily frustrated and emotional about school reading or testing.
- talented in drama
- seems to daydream often; gets lost easily or loses track of time.

Vision, reading, and spelling
- confused by letters, numbers, words, sequences, or verbal explanations.
- reading or writing shows repetitions
- extremely keen sighted and observant

hearing and speech
- has extended hearing; hears things not said or apparent to others; easily distracted by sounds. - difficulty putting thoughts into words; speaks in halting phrases; leaves sentences incomplete; stutters under stress; mispronounces long words, or transposes phrases, words, and syllables when speaking

writing and motor skills
- clumsy, uncoordinated & prone to motion-sickness.
- can be ambidextrous, and often confuses left/right, over/under.

Math and time management
- has difficulty telling time, managing time
- computing math shows dependence on finger counting and other tricks; knows answers, but can't do it on paper.
- can do arithmetic, but cannot grasp algebra or higher math.

Memory and cognition
- excellent long-term memory for experiences, locations, and faces.
- poor memory for sequences, facts and information that has not been experienced.
- thinks primarily with images and feeling.

Behavior, health, development and personality
- too quiet in class sometimes
- unusually high tolerance for pain.
- strong sense of justice; emotionally sensitive; strives for perfection.
- mistakes and symptoms increase dramatically with confusion, time pressure, emotional stress, or poor health.


Thanks in advance.

-dove-