Obtaining an early diagnosis is easier said than done for the majority of us.

For a youngster with dyslexia the key is going to be interest and motivation. With an interest in something that is strong enough to push through the frustration dyslexia can be worked around or otherwise coped with. It never gets easy and misreading can be truly frustrating (having to re-write an 7,000+ assignment for example), but self motivation and interest are the key.