1. Dyslexia is the most common learning disability. Individuals with this medical condition have difficulty in the areas of language processing 2. 1 in 5 people suffer from dyslexia. 3. About 70 to 85% of children who are placed in special education for learning disabilities are dyslexic. 4. Dyslexia does not reflect an overall defect in language, but a localized weakness within the the left side of the brain (cerebral cortex). 5. People with dyslexia are usually more creative and have a higher level of intelligence. 6. Those with dyslexia use only the right side of the brain to process language, while non-dyslexics use three areas on the left side of the brain to process language. 7. Children have a 50% chance of having dyslexia if one parent has it. And a 100% chance if both parents have it. 8. Dyslexia ranges from mild to severe. Around 40% of people with dyslexia also have ADHD. And those with dyslexia use about 5 times more energy to complete mental tasks. 9. Dyslexia is not a disease so there is no cure. It’s a learning disability that includes difficulty in the use/processing of linguistic and symbolic codes, alphabetic letters representing speech sounds or number and quantities. 10. There are (!) multiple types of dyslexia for example: Visual (visual processing), Phonological (sound processing), Dyspraxia (sensory-motor), Dysgraphia (writing), and Dyscalculia (math).
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 04:05:26 +0000
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