- The word 'dyslexia' comes from the Greek and
means 'difficulty with words'.
- It is a life long, usually genetic, inherited
condition and affects around 10% of the population.
- Dyslexia occurs in people of all races,
backgrounds and abilities, and varies from person to person: no two people
will have the same set of strengths and weaknesses.
- Dyslexia occurs independently of intelligence.
- Dyslexia is really about information
processing: dyslexic people may have difficulty processing and remembering
information they see and hear. This can affect learning and the
acquisition of literacy skills.
- Dyslexia is one of a family of Specific
Learning Difficulties. It often co-occurs with related conditions, such as
dyspraxia, dyscalculia and attention deficit disorder.
- On the plus side, dyslexic people often have strong visual, creative and problem solving skills and are prominent among entrepreneurs, inventors, architects, engineers and in the arts and entertainment world. Many famous and successful people are dyslexic.
Sunday 22 November 2015
What Is Dyslexia? (British Dyslexia Association)
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