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Introduction to Dyslexia

The British medical literature has the first description of a specific reading disability in 1896. A "bright and intelligent boy" who had great difficulty learning to read. This intrigued the educators and subsequently
more similar cases were recorded and dyslexic disorders were officially recognized as a learning disorder. There are many definitions of Dyslexia, however it is traditionally defined as "an unexpected difficulty learning to read despite intelligence, motivation, and educational opportunities".

We are now aware that dyslexia is a disorder that affects millions of people all around the world. In-fact it is said that 5 -15% of the world population i.e approx. one billion people, maybe diagnosed to be suffering from various degrees of dyslexia.

The world Dyslexia -'Dys' Means "difficulty" and 'lexia' means "Words" essentially gives one the definition of what dyslexia is in a nut shell - " A person with difficulty in words".

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my son, 11 years of age has dyslexia,actuallly i have noknowledge about that diseses,is it curable at d age of 11 or not plz rub me the way
(Posted by Lina, India Date : 12/17/2008 )
i am in coimbatore .my daughter, 4 yrs of age has dyslexia. please help me in getting her admitted in a suitable school in coimbatore, tamilnadu, india
(Posted by SELVAKUMAR, India Date : 11/20/2008 )
I have fallen for a dyslexic girl - she is so organised and sweet but I get confused by her seeming lack of emotional feedback into how our relationship is going. She doesnt let me kiss her on the lips and when I touch her it is with great anxiety. I ask her about us and she says shes happy as it is. I dont know if I can continue without more comittment from her. She says that it is her dyslexia which is messing things up.. Can this be true. Can anyone shed any light on why she is like this?
(Posted by Tony, United Kingdom Date : 11/11/2008 )
strephosymbolia aka mirror image vision, see new keyboard @ www.arkayengravers.com it solved my problem as to being able to read my keyboard, the solution was so simple,
(Posted by stephen waner, United States Date : 6/29/2007 )
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