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Why is Dyslexia Misunderstood?

• Feb 11, 2011
• Lowri Constantine

A review of dyslexia, its manifestations within individuals and the misconceptions surrounding the disorder. Questions why it is misunderstood?

What might a boxer, a poet, a prime minister, an entrepreneur and an inventor/scientist/engineer have in common? The answer: Dyslexia. It is true that Mohammad Ali, Benjamin Zephaniah, Winston Churchill, Richard Branson and Alexander Graham Bell are all thought to be/have been dyslexic.
Dyslexia is often misunderstood because it lacks a definitive answer as to what it is. As a result, a brief summary, including the misconceptions is vital. By definition dyslexia is "a developmental disorder which can cause learning difficulties in one or more of the areas of reading, writing and numeracy." However, to dispel common misconception and misuse of the word, here is an overview.
Dyslexia and I.Q. are not interlinked, which means the level of one's intelligence is not be dictated by the disorder. In order to achieve their potential, dyslexic students benefit from multi-sensory learning techniques. Dyslexic minds think visually and conceptually. Not all dyslexic individuals struggle with reading, writing or numeracy. A dyslexic individual might manifest symptoms in other areas, such as memory. Individuals with dyslexia can battle with logic and find it difficult to remember sequences. The latter might result in help being needed in subject areas such as mathematics.

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*MY OpINION!!! The brief way that this article brings insight on the fact that dyslexia does not discriminate. You can be rich, you can be poor, you can be powerful, you can be shy, you can hide your short comings, or you can share them - all in all, anyone can have dyslexia - it should not define us: we should define it.