Kim has a message for mothers of children with dyslexia: What we need to know about this disorder

PHOTO: Instagram/ Kim Kardashian

It is not the first time that Kim Kardashian talks about the disorder with which her daughter, North West, has been diagnosed. Kim shared a video of her friend Lauren Sánchez, Jeff Bezos' fiancee, who published a book about her personal journey with dyslexia and a message for children who are affected by the disorder.

That was enough for Kardashian to give a message to the parents and mothers of these children saying:

"Any mother who has struggled or is struggling with her children with dyslexia needs to accept this reality," says Kardashian.

According to the Mayo Clinic in the US, dyslexia is a learning disorder that causes difficulty in reading as a result of trying to identify speech sounds. Last year, it was North West, Kim's eldest daughter who revealed through a TikTok video that she suffers from dyslexia, as she had difficulty typing messages or things on the phone.

What is dyslexia?

Dyslexia is a learning disorder that affects both children and adults and affects the ability to read, spell, write and speak. In general, people with dyslexia have difficulty breaking words down into simple sounds and recognizing numbers. They have difficulty learning how sounds relate to letters and words, which leads to slow reading and poor reading comprehension.

According to the Mayo Clinic, the earliest signs of dyslexia appear around the age of one to two when children learn to make sounds. Children who don't say their first words by age 15 months or phrases by age two have a higher risk of developing dyslexia. attention to language development.

Other warning signs of dyslexia are:

- problems learning and remembering the names of the letters of the alphabet
- difficulty learning common words
- difficulty recognizing the letters of the name
- mispronunciation of familiar words
- difficulty recognizing syllables

Kindergarten and first grade years

Around the age of five or six, when children begin to learn to read, the symptoms of dyslexia become more apparent. There is no standardized test for dyslexia, so the child's doctor will work to assess the symptoms.

High school and university

High school and university are a new set of challenges for students with dyslexia. They face much more difficult academic challenges when rapid reading comprehension is essential. High school and university students are assigned more reading material. Without treatment, some people's childhood dyslexia continues into adulthood.

Dyslexia in adults

The lack of a uniform definition of dyslexia makes the problem difficult. Various estimates indicate that five to 10% of the population may have dyslexia. It is usually diagnosed in childhood, but some people are never diagnosed.

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