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Dyslexia is considered a learning disability. It causes a person to have difficulties reading, writing and spelling. Occasionally a person affected with Dyslexia can suffer from speech problems as well.

 


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Dyslexia: A specific reading disability due to a defect in the brain's processing of graphic symbols. Dyslexia is a learning disability that alters the way the brain processes written material.

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Dyslexia and intelligence
Even though dyslexia is classed as a learning difficulty, there is no connection between dyslexia and a child's intelligence.

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About dyslexia
It's believed that around one in 10 people in the UK are affected by dyslexia.

How is dyslexia diagnosed?
A doctor or a school professional (such as a reading specialist) will ask you what signs of dyslexia you and your child's teachers have seen. He or she will ask your child questions too.

How is dyslexia diagnosed?
Dyslexia is a difficult disorder to diagnose. There are many factors the psychologist or other health professional reviews to determine the disability.

What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia, also commonly known as Developmental Reading Disorder, is a reading disability resulting from the inability of an individual to process and interpret symbols.

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(dslk´s), in psychology, a developmental disability in reading or spelling, generally becoming evident in early schooling. To a dyslexic, letters and words may appear reversed, e.g.

Dyslexia (pronounced: dis-lek-see-ah) is a type of learning disability. A person with a learning disability has trouble processing words or numbers.

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Dyslexia is a neurological learning disorder, characterized by difficulty reading and parsing linguistic information. Over 40 million Americans suffer from dyslexia, making it an extraordinarily widespread disorder.

Dyslexia occurs in children with normal vision and normal intelligence. Children with dyslexia usually have normal speech but often have difficulty interpreting spoken language and writing.

Dyslexia, also known as developmental reading disorder, is a learning disability. Its effects may not be obvious until a child is well into his or her school years.

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Definition
Developmental reading disorder, also called dyslexia, is a reading disability resulting from the inability to process graphic symbols.

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Dyslexia - is a learning disorder that affects reading and/or writing ability. This is a language-based disability where a person has trouble understanding written words.

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The inability to read, write, or spell words, despite an ability to see the letters.
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dyslexia Inability or difficulty in reading, including word-blindness and a tendency to reverse letters and words in reading and writing.

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Introduction
Dyslexia is an impairment in your brain's ability to translate written images received from your eyes into meaningful language.

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Causes
Developmental reading disorder (DRD), or dyslexia, occurs when there is a problem in areas of the brain that help interpret language. It is not caused by vision problems.

Dyslexia is a learning disability that can hinder a person's ability to read, write, and spell. It is the most common learning disability in children and persists throughout life. The severity of dyslexia can vary from mild to severe.
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Dyslexia is a learning disability that can hinder a persons ability to read, write, spell, and sometimes speak. It is the most common learning disability in children and persists throughout life. The severity of dyslexia can vary from mild to severe.

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Developmental reading disorder (DRD) is not caused by vision problems, but rather by problems with the brain's ability to recognize and process symbols.

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DYSLEXIA (a disturbance in the ability to read)
SYMPTOMS"A physical problem. The child's eyes actually see the letters backward, as compared to the normal child's eyes.

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Some models of dyslexia identify it as being caused by dysnomia. This model, "proposes that the deficit in verbal label retrieval creates a short-term memory deficit resulting in difficulty recalling word labels in reading." [14] ...

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Other problems can cause behaviour similar to ADHD, such as hearing problems, dyslexia, family problems, anxiety and depression.
ADHD can exist with other conditions and this can complicate the assessment process.

For more information, go to Dyslexia Basics. Dysnomia A marked difficulty in remembering names or recalling words needed for oral or written language.

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Learning difficulties like dyslexia and expressive language disorder need support so children can reach their potential.

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Children with ADHD are also more likely than average to have other problems such as anxiety and depression, conduct disorders and co-ordination difficulties. Some children with ADHD also have reading difficulties and dyslexia.

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Affected individuals usually have normal intelligence, although some have mild intellectual disability. Difficulty with reading and spelling (dyslexia) has been reported in some people with periventricular heterotopia.

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