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What it's like to have dyslexia


10 Signs of Dyslexia You Might Have Missed

At this stage, we're probably all pretty sure we know what dyslexia 'looks like': it's a learning difference that primarily- but not solely- ...

Dear ADDitude: Will My Dyslexic Child Ever Read for Fun?

If your child has dyslexia, then they would have trouble recognizing sight words like 'said' and 'the' and 'from.' They probably has difficulty ...

13 Signs of dyslexia in adults - Touch-Type Read and Spell

Not everyone with dyslexia will have poor handwriting, but many individuals find it difficult to write neatly because they are distracted by problems associated ...

Some of Our Favorite Videos - The Dyslexia Initiative

There is SO MUCH great media available that, like our Recommended Reading List, we thought we'd have a page dedicated to our favorite videos and other ...

Debunking the Myths about Dyslexia

Myth: Smart people cannot be dyslexic or have a learning disability. · Myth: Dyslexia does not exist. · Myth: Dyslexia is rare. · Myth: Dyslexia is very uncommon.

How it feels to be Dyslexic! - My Spirited Child

I explain that being Dyslexic is like running a 100-meter track race. In my lane I have hurdles, but no one else does. I have this feeling that it's unfair ...

Social and Emotional Problems Related to Dyslexia

Anxiety is the most frequent emotional symptom reported by both children and adults with dyslexia. Anxiety is a normal, adaptive human response intended to ...

What is it like to be Dyslexic? - GrownUps New Zealand

Yes, it affects behaviour too. I often don't understand instruction or what people want of me. They know what they mean, but the words make no ...

Social and Emotional Problems Related to Dyslexia | LD OnLine

Depression is also a frequent complication in dyslexia. Although most dyslexics are not depressed, children with this kind of learning disability are at higher ...

Powerful images show what it's like to read when you have dyslexia

Britton's new design project aims to show the world what it's like to live with dyslexia. Britton created a typeface that mimics the experience ...

Dyslexia: What You Think It Is Versus What It Is - Natalie Brooks

Dyslexic people may have difficulty processing and remembering information they see and hear, which can affect learning and the acquisition of ...

What's It Like to Have Dyslexia? | Dr Srikanth Reddy

Dyslexia is a kind of learning inability. An individual with a learning incapacity experiences difficulty handling words or numbers.

Dyslexia | Introduction to Language and Communication

Children with dyslexia often struggle with communicating verbally because of their challenges with recalling the form and content of what they ...

Dyslexia and the Developing Brain | Harvard Medicine Magazine

Although the causes for dyslexia are complex, a main factor is a person's difficulty with phonological and phonemic awareness; that is, their ability to ...

Here's What Reading Is Like When You Have Dyslexia | SELF

A new dyslexia simulation site shows just how frustrating the learning difficulty can be. By Zahra Thompson March 7, 2016

A Glimpse Into How It Feels Like To Have Dyslexia - Screeble

Imagine that reading every article in websites and books feels like this. Now you have a rough understanding of what it is like to have ...

What the Internet Looks Like for Someone With Dyslexia - WIRED

“It's a cognitive disability that affects reading and writing, but it is independent to general intelligence,” said Luz Rello of Carnegie Mellon ...

This Font Shows You What It's Like To Read With Dyslexia - Futurism

With this in mind, people who have dyslexia suffer from what's known as “weak phonemic awareness.” Simply put, it's difficult for them to hear ...

This is what reading is like when you have dyslexia ... - Waldorf Today

Dyslexia is a learning disability that generally involves problems reading, writing, spelling, and pronouncing words, as well as understanding the things you ...

The operation of the dyslexic brain - Move forward with dyslexia

According to us someone who is dyslexic has a natural weakness in the processing of language, just like other people have difficulty with drawing, music or ...