dyslexia is a myth?

exploitation and confusion associated with dyslexia. unsupported this has been attributed to pedagogical inadequacy, misrecognition, depression, social marginalisation, crime etc. http://www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk/

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• dyslexia
• bigotry
• exploitation
• inadequacy
• uk

[iWhipMyLocksToAndFro]

so... he thinks that thousands of people just HAPPEN to make up the same problems? I had never even heard of dyslexia when i started complaining to my mom that the words where flashing, and my eyes kept blurring out, and focusing on random words. It's not something you can teach to a kid.

[chagrin28]

It's not that dyslexia is a myth, rather that it's over-diagnosed and then used as a crutch/excuse by those who don't really have it. That's what gives the true dyslexics a bad name. Improper medical diagnosis is the root cause of a good number of social maladies.

[primrose64au]

What a jackass..... I've lived through my son's Dyslexia and seen the frustration it causes. My son has been through various teaching methods since Primary school with varying success but it wasn't till he was diagnosed at age 10 did things start getting easier for him. He is quite aware of his abilities and can overcome them when he needs to.... but he will always be Dyslexic and he's ok with that. What he doesn't need is people like this telling him Dyslexia is a lie.

[TheAAAWESOMEone]

What a fool!

[jimmy2k4o]

even when they are talking about how it is real it still sound like a nice way of saying "stupid" i mean "i have trouble with reading writing and maths my whole life" "people have it in this country because english is complex" that means they have trouble understanding it because english is hard i sorry but that doesn't sound like a disability it just sound like they are just not good at reading writing or math, am just saying that's how it sounds i'm not an expert so don't get all pissed

[MsSasuSakuLove]

Dyslexia is caused before dyslexia kids are born! so get over it! -.- Its not our fault that we are dyslexic we were born like this. Like kids are born with green, blue,black, brown watever color of eyes!

[MsSasuSakuLove]

Dyslexia is real. When i was in 3rd grade i was diagnosed with it! i couldnt spell at all! i couldnt read at all!! its not that i wasnt trying! i honestly was! so dont say dyslexia is a myth! cause yu dont know what yur talking about! -.-

[waysides1]

dylsexia is rell htank yuo

[sirarchiebald]

@BarryDong

Mind you my post graduate degree was in Advanced Analytical Chemistry - I left work at 25 (my dyslexia test showed I had an IQ of 130 and I could be at University) and studied at Bath and Bristol Uni - However I was oblighed to undertake Chemistry to avoid essay writing

[sirarchiebald]

@BarryDong

LOL - been coping (and with word doc can almost master) my own dyslexia ( it was discovered when I was 21 by order of my employers to take a test) - So I had gone undetected through out my whole school life with it as just someone with low ability to write (failing my history O'level as an example of not what I know but how I was unable to express it on paper.) - Thanks for pointing that error out -