Dyslexia

About Dyslexia

 

 

This excellent website deals with the misconceptions surrounding dyslexia. It does not set out to discuss in detail the nature of dyslexia in adults, but is essentially a concise and guide bringing together appropriate information for your immediate attention.

These notes will assist you or an employer to be more sympathetic to sufferers and to adopt policies and procedures in compliance with the Act. All employers should take necessary steps to encourage all staff to be aware of hidden disabilities and how colleagues can be supported to ensure optimum performance and career prospects. This can be achieved either by working with the BDA and other dyslexia specialists or by learning to understand what dyslexia is.

Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is primarily recognised as a difficulty with written language, particularly with reading and spelling. Dyslexia is the result of a neurological imbalance but is not an intellectual disability. Most people with dyslexia have average or above-average intelligence. In fact it can be said that dyslexic people are extremely intelligent and forward thinking.

Evidence suggests that dyslexia results from adjustments in how the brain processes and demonstrates written and/or verbal language. It is totally distinct from reading difficulties resulting from other causes, such as a non-neurological deficiency with vision or hearing, deficiencies in intelligence, or from poor or inadequate reading tuition.