• Avoid reading
• Read when necessary rather than for pleasure
• Reread material several times and still remember only a few details, instead of the whole idea
• Difficulty organizing what to say
• Write with simpler words than those used when speaking
• Frequently ask how to spell words when writing
• Substitute words rather than reading the exact words in the text
• Read very slowly
• Understand only part of an oral direction, have difficulty completing a task or reaching a destination
• Don’t get jokes
• Mispronounce words even after being corrected
• Add, omit or reverse sounds in words when reading or speaking
• Add, omit or reverse letters when spelling and writing
• Ask to take forms and applications home, rather than completing them on site
• Reluctant to read aloud
• Understand parts of conversations and have difficulty responding relevantly
• Ask for a name to be respelled repeatedly
• Difficulty recognizing a word spelled orally

If this describes you, or someone you know, please contact me for more information.

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GINGER LIPMAN WISHNER, MFT
6637 La Jolla Blvd.
La Jolla, CA 92037
tel: (858) 454-8993

email: ginger@howtoimproveyourlife.com