Though dyslexia needs to be diagnosed and treated by a licensed medical professional, it's still useful for parents to learn the basics to better help their children. This video can help parents aid in recognizing symptoms in both visual and phonological dyslexia, and their key distinctions.

Visual dyslexia causes the words on the page to move, which is why it's difficult for people with it to read. Phonological dyslexia, conversely, causes difficulty in retaining words or texts. The basic way to tell if a child has dyslexia is to let him/her stare in the middle of white paper with lot of texts on it, and ask if words or lines are moving or the words are jumbling around. Children with these symptoms may require intervention by a professional. 

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Key Takeaways:

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There are two forms of dyslexia: visual dyslexia and phonological dyslexia.
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Visual dyslexia or Scotopic sensitivity: When the words on the page are moving, which is why it makes it hard for your child to read, but fairly straightforward to help.
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Phonological dyslexia: the "classic" dyslexia where the words are not moving on the page, but they have difficulty in retaining words or texts in their brains and transforming them into written words.

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