Dyslexia and Visual Processing

Davidson Gifted Perspectives is a video series that examines a number of different gifted-related issues and viewpoints.

Traits of dyslexia and visual processing may co-occur in your Young Scholar and similarly present themselves. In a recent virtual event, one parent reached out hoping for a better understanding of how the two disorders coexist in her Young Scholar, who demonstrates exceptionally high reading ability and comprehension levels, while also struggling with their spelling and writing abilities. How can they separate visual dyslexia and visual processing?