Dyslexia in children is the commonest cause of learning difficulties. The word comes from the Greek meaning 'difficulty with words'.

The condition is often referred to as a 'specific learning difficulty', usually with symptoms such as difficulty with writing and spelling, and sometimes with reading and working with numbers.
Dyslexia in Children: symptoms

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School Support for a Dyslexic Child ^new!

Before my daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia, I battled for a year with the school to have her assessed. Before she hit the 3rd grade, she would get 10/10 for spellings, and was top in all subjects. A few weeks into her reaching the 3rd grade she refused to go to school ...

Your child is failing at school. What can you do?

The day that Amanda Royle decided to go and speak to her son Steven's teacher about his spelling was a scary one. The last time Mary had been in school, apart from a couple of crowded Parents' Evenings, was when she was at school herself as a child. The memories flooded in . . . the bullying . . being told off by the teachers . . .
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Dealing with bullying - Bullying of children with dyslexia is very common, and can seriously affect their self-esteem. Even verbal bullying can have a dreadful impact, and needs to be dealt with seriously, usually by asking the school to arrange a mediation meeting between the child who is bullying and the child being bullied.

What is dyslexia?
It is a specific learning difficulty affecting a person's ability to deal with text, and often numbers as well. Dyslexia is estimated to occur in about 10% of the population. Similar to color blindness, it is a permanent disability which needs continuous support through schooling, but which is often accompanied by strengths in areas such as creative work physical co-ordination and empathy with other people.

You will find a list of local dyslexia groups in Hong Kong here.