Does Dyslexia mean my child will never read well?

Question 2: My daughter has dyslexia, does that mean she will never learn to read or enjoying reading? I love to read and I would hate for her to miss out on the joys of a good book.It makes complete sense that you would want your daughter to experience the joy of reading that you do. When we experience an ongoing struggle with something, there isn’t much time or energy to enjoy it. Webster’s Dictionary defines dyslexia “as any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information.” Another definition of dyslexia states, “A learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.” Finally, a cultural dictionary definition found in Webster’s reads, {Dyslexia is a} “difficulty in reading when experienced by persons with normal vision and normal or above-normal intelligence.”All of these definitions describe the difficulty in making sense of information – spatial, auditory, visual – which impairs learning. Working hard at understanding what a teacher is saying, what written material means and where to put the letters or numbers on the page in order to express one’s thoughts brings with it great frustration, particularly because most people with dyslexia are very bright and somehow “know” they know this, so why isn’t it making sense?Sensory systems such as the visual, auditory, proprioception, and vestibular functions, as well as interhemispheric integration process the information received from the world.  These systems do the best they can to interpret the stimuli received and send an organized message to the brain. The brain then proceeds to process that information and relay it off to the different parts of the body/brain that need to react, respond, interpret and take it to the next step in the action/comprehension progression. The brain can only process what it is given, if it is given disorganized information, it makes the best of it and sometimes what it comes up with isn’t accurate. The results are inconsistent, create frustration, and make it difficult to enjoy the process or the task at hand – in this case reading.HANDLE activities address the areas of inefficiency,  sensory systems that are interpreting input chaotically, by gently organizing the interpretation of incoming stimuli and the processing of it in the brain. Once the information can be accurately integrated, comprehension of meaning is possible. As this process becomes easier and smoother and more reliable for your daughter, she will be more interested in engaging in reading. She will have the available resources to enjoy the material rather than be exhausted from trying to interpret it.Learning disabilities are NOT learning incapabilities. They can be seen as sign posts on the road that indicate a detour has been taken. As the sensory systems that process information are organized and integrated, the detour is eliminated and learning is easier. That said, it may still take longer to get to certain destinations, but the progress is steady, involves less stress, thereby giving time to enjoy the scenery along the way. When it is not so hard to decipher the letters and words and put them together with their meanings, reading ceases to be so arduous and tedious, and becomes enjoyable and informative.