BDA A03.Adult Dyslexia Checklist.  (Revised 1994) 
 

Please tick YES or NO to each question.
Please answer every question. If in doubt tick the answer
that you feel is true most often.

1.  Do you find difficulty telling left from right?      y/n

2.  Is map reading or finding your way to a strange place confusing?    y/n

3.  Do you dislike reading aloud?    y/n

4.  Do you take longer than you should to read a page of a book?     y/n

5.  Do you find it difficult to remember the sense of what you have read?   y/n

6.  Do you dislike reading long books?   y/n

7.  Is your spelling poor?       y/n

8.  Is your writing difficult to read?       y/n

9.  Do you get confused if you have to speak in public?  y/n

10. Do you find it difficult to take messages on the telephone and pass 
    them on correctly?        y/n

11. When you have to say a long word, do you sometimes find it difficult 
    to get all the sounds in the right order?    y/n

12. Do you find it difficult to do sums in your head without using your 
    fingers or paper?          y/n

13. When using the telephone, do you tend to get the numbers mixed up 
    when you dial? y/n

14. Do you find it difficult to say the months of the year forwards in 
    a fluent manner? y/n

15. Do you find it difficult to say the months of the year backwards?    y/n

16. Do you mix up dates and times and miss appointments?     y/n

17. When writing cheques do you frequently find yourself making mistakes? y/n

18. Do you find forms difficult and confusing?         y/n

19. Do you mix up bus numbers like 95 and 59?       y/n

20. Did you find it hard to learn your multiplication tables at school?   y/n
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Nine or more YES responses on the Questionnaire as a whole would indicate a
dyslexia type problem. 

Further advice should be sought.

Your local College of Further Education or University Learning Support team
may be able to advise if you are studying or considering further study.

Your Local Dyslexia Association may also be able to help.
For local contact numbers telephone the Wigan Dyslexia Help-
line 01942 202255
or E-mail  WaDDA1111@aol.com

The best twelve indicators are shown below, in order of importance.

Put a tick against those items which were marked YES on the 
questionnaire.
 
 1. Q17
 2. Q13
 3. Q7
 4. Q16
 5. Q18
 6. Q10
 7. Q19
 8. Q14
 9. Q20
10. Q4
11. Q1
12. Q11

Reference
Michael Vinegrad: A revised Dyslexia Checklist.
Educare, No 48 March 1994

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