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Myths About Dyslexia:

Author: admin 01 12th, 2012 in disease No Comments »

Some of people have wrongly accused dyslexia person. Some of the reason because of the myths. This is some of the myths.

Myth: Dyslexia is associated with low intelligence and low cognitive ability.

Truth: There is no correlation between dyslexia, a brain-based heritable learning disorder, and intelligence. In fact, there are many adults who have above average intellectual abilities and talents that enable them to compensate for weak reading skills
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Myth: Dyslexia is a visual disorder marked by reversal of letters.

Truth: While some dyslexics transpose letters, dyslexia is a language processing disorder which includes difficulty associating particular sounds or phonemes with particular letters or symbols.
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Myth: Dyslexia is a childhood disorder, however most individuals outgrow the symptoms of dyslexia.

Truth: Dyslexia is a life-long disorder marked by difficulties with word decoding and reading speed. Adult symptoms of dyslexia often include slow reading, spelling difficulties, mispronunciations, imprecise language, and challenges in reading comprehension.
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Myth: Dyslexia is an untreatable learning disorder.

Truth: There are successful treatments for dyslexia. Recent neuroimaging studies have shown improvement in brain function and reading skills following science-based intervention. Academic and workplace accommodations promote full participation and help for individuals with dyslexia. Strengths emerge as these individuals are provided with reasonable accommodations.

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Fran Levin Bowman, M.Ed. & Vincent Culotta, Ph.D. Copyright, 2010, All Rights Reserved

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