| Hearing can be defined simply as the ability for the | | | | heard moments ago. Most people associate dyslexia |
| inner ear to pick up the vibrations we know as sound | | | | with reading difficulties. This type of dyslexia is no |
| and register them in your brain. Listening on the other | | | | different, because they cannot hear words as most |
| hand is more advanced and involves the brain's ability | | | | people hear them, associating written words with |
| to distinguish between sounds that are important to us | | | | sounds that are jumbled makes reading and writing |
| and the background sounds that do not need to be | | | | much more difficult. Dysphonetic is another word used |
| processed. Children and adults who suffer from | | | | to describe someone who has auditory processing |
| auditory dyslexia, as well as ADHD and some other | | | | issues. As the word describes, individuals with this |
| developmental disabilities often have a problem with | | | | diagnosis have problems with phonetics. |
| listening, but not hearing. Brain research has shown that | | | | An indirect symptom of someone with any type of |
| normal or non-dyslexic readers process the written | | | | dyslexia is low self esteem developed when they |
| word in the back part of the brain that integrates | | | | realize that they cannot keep up with their peers with |
| letters and sounds, the dyslexic brain however | | | | normal instruction. This often leads to acting out in a |
| processes writing in a forward part of the brain that is | | | | negative way or closing down and becoming painfully |
| most often associated with speech. Visual dyslexia | | | | shy. Again, these symptoms may or may not be |
| and auditory dyslexia often go hand in hand, and may | | | | present in someone with auditory dyslexia. Also |
| be diagnosed together or separately. A child with poor | | | | indirect, are the other types of dyslexia that may be |
| listening skills but average visual skills may be | | | | diagnosed at the same time. Dysgraphia is revealed as |
| diagnosed with the auditory variety of dyslexia while | | | | problems with writing. Dyscalculia may also be known |
| those that have poor visual skills but average listening | | | | as math dyslexia. As mentioned above, visual dyslexia |
| skills may be diagnosed with visual dyslexia. | | | | can also be diagnosed. All of these types may be |
| Ineffective listening by itself should not automatically be | | | | interrelated with each other or may be totally separate. |
| associated with auditory dyslexia. It is possible that | | | | Auditory dyslexia research continues every day and |
| someone who doesn't listen is just bored or | | | | new discoveries are made all the time. The symptoms |
| disinterested in the topics at hand. Another symptom | | | | listed above are neither all inclusive or definitive. If you |
| that may be present in the dyslexic, is difficulty in | | | | or someone you know has some, most, or all of the |
| sounding out words or even individual letters. The | | | | symptoms, it may be a good idea to have a |
| auditory dyslexic may hear letter or words as jumbled, | | | | professional assessment. |
| and may be unable to repeat something that they just | | | | |