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    How does dyslexia affect people's lives?
    Trudi Griffin, LPC, MS
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    Trudi Griffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Wisconsin. She specializes in addictions, mental health problems, and trauma recovery. She has worked as a counselor in both community health settings and private practice. She also works as a writer and researcher, with education, experience, and compassion for people informing her research and writing subjects. She received Bachelor’s degrees in Communications and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. She also earned an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marquette University.
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    Dyslexia presents in childhood during language development and learning to read. It affects a child’s ability to decode language and to associate letters with the sounds they make. These difficulties can affect a child’s ability to read and write, yet with early intervention, can be managed successfully. Those who are not diagnosed can experience anxiety, low self-esteem, and other negative mental health consequences as a result of falling behind peers.
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    Can a person overcome dyslexia?
    Trudi Griffin, LPC, MS
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    Trudi Griffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Wisconsin. She specializes in addictions, mental health problems, and trauma recovery. She has worked as a counselor in both community health settings and private practice. She also works as a writer and researcher, with education, experience, and compassion for people informing her research and writing subjects. She received Bachelor’s degrees in Communications and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. She also earned an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marquette University.
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    Yes. There are many ways to learn how to overcome dyslexia as well as technology that can help.
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    Can you be cured of dyslexia?
    Trudi Griffin, LPC, MS
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    Trudi Griffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Wisconsin. She specializes in addictions, mental health problems, and trauma recovery. She has worked as a counselor in both community health settings and private practice. She also works as a writer and researcher, with education, experience, and compassion for people informing her research and writing subjects. She received Bachelor’s degrees in Communications and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. She also earned an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marquette University.
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    Since dyslexia is a disorder where the brain experiences difficulties, the thought of “cure” is not exactly accurate. The condition may always exist, but people learn to manage it successfully.
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    What is dyslexia in adults?
    Trudi Griffin, LPC, MS
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    Trudi Griffin is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Wisconsin. She specializes in addictions, mental health problems, and trauma recovery. She has worked as a counselor in both community health settings and private practice. She also works as a writer and researcher, with education, experience, and compassion for people informing her research and writing subjects. She received Bachelor’s degrees in Communications and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. She also earned an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marquette University.
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    Dyslexia in adults is the same and includes difficulties in language decoding and comprehension, particularly with reading and writing. Age of onset is childhood, however, some adults who have experienced traumatic brain injury or trauma can develop symptoms.
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