Abstract

Approximately 780 million people of the entire world population have dyslexia. Because children with dyslexia experience problems at an early age, a very large proportion of this percentage develop social issues during the teenage years.

In my study, I focus on the problems of dyslexia and how they develop into mental and social problems. Comprehensively listing the mild and severe mental consequences of dyslexia will hopefully raise awareness of the need to take them into account.

In this research, it is important to consider exactly what dyslexia entails and what symptoms are involved. I studied what impact it has on adolescents' mental health and social well-being. Some reasons for mental problems are innate, but others arise from problems with social interaction due to dyslexia. Because not all consequences are obvious and not explicitly listed online, it is important to think about possible consequences yourself. In doing so, I asked an acquaintance with dyslexia if she recognized these issues I found myself.

Problems such as regulating emotions, expressing your feelings, lower self-esteem and other issues bring up frustrations that cause social problems that are difficult to intervene in at that age. By making an environment, parents and teachers, aware of this problem from the time dyslexia is diagnosed, adjustments can be made and these problems will be less likely to occur. This study may add value when investigating the reasons for depression among adolescents.