Hello! If left untreated dyslexia may cause many other problems. It can lead to low self-esteem, delinquency, aggression, and withdrawal or alienation from friends and parents. So, it is not just the problem of reading but is can affects overall child’s health. Severity of the dyslexia determines the level to which these problems may develop. If the conversation with your brother is impossible contact the child’s teacher. He will help him.
Hello! Dyslexia is not a disorder which can be cured in the school, especially not twenty years ago when your friend’s mother was a school girl. It is a disorder that needs careful and long term comprehensive approach. Even the newest techniques are sometimes unsuccessful in the case of severe dyslexia and there are many children who will not be able to read well even when they grew up. There are many adults that have dyslexia and there are clubs and associations where they meet and have various classes.
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