There is a lot of misinformation regarding dyslexia. The following are some myths and facts about dyslexia:
• Myth: Dyslexia is a disease.
• Fact: Dyslexia is a life-long learning problem or disability (not a disease) that causes an individual to learn differently.
• Myth: Dyslexics ‘ mirror write’ and/or reverse letters all the time.
• Fact: Dyslexics do not ‘mirror write’ and/or ‘reverse letters all the time’ anymore than nondisabled peers.
• Myth: Gifted individuals are not dyslexic.
• Fact: Very intelligent and talented individuals are dyslexic.
• There are many famous dyslexics: Whoopi Goldberg, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso.
• Myth: Most dyslexics are male.
• Fact: Many studies differ in conclusion, some conclude that there are equal numbers in male and female dyslexics. But others conclude that there are higher percentage of boys.
• Myth: Dyslexics can be cured.
• Fact: Dyslexia is a life-long condition that can be greatly improved with the necessary support services and use of compensating strategies. There is no cure for dyslexia
Source: Koenig and Spafford (2001). Read more from Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties: Research and resource guide for working with all struggling readers by Carol Spafford and George Grosser.
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