Reading and Writing Difficulties--A Problem? EMIR Education and Research.

This collection of essays contains a brief description of the symptoms of dyslexia and a definition of the terminology. The meaning of being the mother of a dyslexic child and how to live with this "hidden handicap" are also described. Suggestions regarding how to treat persons with reading and writing difficulties are put forward. After a foreword and an introduction, the essays are: "Reading and Writing Difficulties and Dyslexia (Britta Ericson); "Living with a Handicap" (Birgitta Johansson); "To Be Seen as a Person" (Kajsa Stening); "Walking with Your Child Side by Side" (Katarina Stening); "How To Deal with People Having Reading and Writing Difficulties" (Birgitta Johansson and Kajsa Stening; "A Few Thoughts on Dyslexia" (Serge Garcet); and "Reading and Writing Difficulties form a Belgian Point of View" (Arlette Paulissen). (Author/RS)