Ten-year follow-up of adolescent dyslexics

A follow-up study of 26 dyslexics with an age range from 20 to 28 years revealed that reading and writing problems were essentially unchanged from the time of diagnosis 7-10 years earlier. The intellectual capacity of all subjects was normal. One of the ten who finished high school had started university studies. Sixteen (62%) had completed only the obligatory nine years of schooling. Fourteen (54%) were in practical occupations such as a cook, storeman, and truck driver. Our results suggest that with late diagnosis and no remedial treatment, dyslexia remains. The subjects report that their handicap has interfered with their choice of occupation.