Do people with dyslexia ever improve their skills to the point where the are considered normal?

normal meaning that they are able to process language like any other person without dyslexia would.....

People with dyslexia develop coping skills. They may never process language in the same way as a "normal" person, but they are as capable as anyone else -- depending on their level of dyslexia. I've taught a few students with true dyslexia, and all of them had a significant learning diability when it came to written work or reading, but they were all very verbal and had great memory skills.

I can't speak for myself, as I am not dyslexic, per se. However, found this on-line:

"An 8-year-old male with a history of dyslexia was reported to have difficulty in school. The developmental dyslexia he experienced interfered with his social/academic development. He was in the lower level of his class. Within 2 weeks of beginning a regimen of dietary supplementation with glyconutritionals and phytonutritionals, his teachers noted a change in his academic progress. The subject is now reading and writing extensively, and his academic performance has continued to improve to the point that he now ranks in the middle level of his class."

Thought it was very encouraging. I know my own husband is mildly dyslexic, but with concentration and applied study skills has been able to graduate from college "c u m laude" and with honors!

I'm dyslexic, and I was only very recently diagnosed.

Everyone that found out was very, very shocked, except for my mother who had noticed some signs in my writing and language skills. However, I have a very high standard of writing - throughout high-school I got straight A's and A+'s in English and literature, as well as in most of my other subjects.

I talked to the learning support department about it, and they said that while it was apparent from some of my spelling errors, as well as integral mathematics disability, it was not too noticeable since I had developed coping methods, and had a wide enough vocabulary that when I was unable to recall a word, I was able to replace it with an equally 'impressive' word, so that it didn't read that I had a limited vocabulary.

So yes, it is possible. I still struggle a lot with maths - it's really my weak point - and I'd guess that I'll never have a 'normal' mathematics ability, but so far as language and communications skills go, I've been able to reach an above average level. I think this has a lot to do with the amount I read, and read when I was younger. I always had my nose in a book and was brought up to enjoy literature, rather than looking at it as a chore.

Yes, I was diagnosed with dyslexia around the age of 14. I am 35 now and I read fine. I taught myself words and I worked on it for many years. I still see some things back'***'wards but I have to read slower and many times I have to read a paragraph or even a sentence 2-3 times to get the full understanding of it. My parents never had me see a professional so I taught myself and in about 6 years I was reading just fine. I did have to get glasses and I suffer from headaches about twice a week, but I think some of that is because I read a lot now. But there are teachers that can help and you can teach yourself because you know exactly how you are seeing and comprehending things.