Avoids reading
Behaviour
Your client is avoids reading no matter how important.
Your client seems to do everything possible to avoid reading. They will want to take any text away to avoid reading it in front of you. They will ask a lot of questions. Often they may pretend that they have read the text but in fact they have not. This can lead to them signing documents that they have either not read or not understood.
Reading difficulties such as dyslexia don't just make reading hard, they make it really stressful. A person with dyslexia is often embarrassed of their difficulty because reading is incorrectly linked to intelligence.
Because of the emotional toll reading difficulties take, many dyslexic people have developed sophisticated coping strategies that include avoidance.
Difficulty
Your client may have problems with reading notes, sequencing, understanding time or following instructions.
Reading difficulties don't just make reading hard, they make it stressful. A person with dyslexia is often embarrassed because reading is incorrectly linked to intelligence.
Related difficulties
Strategies
Easy read materials, Use audio instead of written text, Give extra time to process.
Other strategies include:
- Easy read materials
- Use audio instead of written text
- Give extra time to process
Easy read materials
Easy read documents use simple language and pictures to make information accessible. They break down complex information into short sentences and use images to support understanding.
Use audio instead of written text
Offer an audio alternative to reading as much as possible. This will increase comprehension greatly for people who struggle with reading.
Give extra time to process
This strategy can be implemented in many ways. The key is to give people with processing difficulties more time to understand and respond. Don't rush people or jump in to explain something you just said simply because a person is not responding. They may just need longer to process.