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Just What is Dyslexia????

Medically speaking, “Dyslexia” is a neurobiological disorder that affects reading, writing and spelling. 

In the 1990’s, advances in MRI technology  allowed the medical community to see for the first time exactly what  the driving force behind dyslexia looks like.  Medical studies were conducted where dyslexics and non dyslexics were placed in an MRI and then asked to read.  Low and behold, the dyslexics and non dyslexics were actually using a different part of the brain to read.  But that is just a picture.  The actual condition is a diverse combination of factors that interact to effect each individual differently.  Dyslexia is a condition that nearly 18% of human beings are born with.  If left unchecked, it will persist for life.

This is a technical definition of dyslexia.  For the dyslexic and their family, the condition is a great deal more.  Hours of homework, poor grades, low self esteem, frustration and anger are just a few pieces of the puzzle that are dyslexia.

 

· The Bad News:  The problem for the dyslexic is that the part of the brain that they are using to read, write and spell is not well adapted for those tasks. 

· The Good News:  Dyslexics can, with the proper therapy and training, teach their brain to work efficiently so that they can read and write fluently for the rest of their lives.

 

            

 

Human beings have only been reading and writing for about

 6000 Years!

From the Greek;  

 

Dys          =     trouble

lexia         =     words

Dyslexia   =    Trouble with words

 

 

 

 

 Some Signs

of

Dyslexia

 

· Difficulty reading and or understanding what is read.

· Inability to remember how to spell common words.

· Cannot retain studied material or spelling words after a test.

· Spells all words as they sound.

· Excessive time spent on homework.

 

 

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