Dyslexia-Not an Abnormality!!

The term dyslexia is used to describe a learning disability affecting the acquisition of reading skills. In many cases there may be associated language, mathematical, attention and/or organizational difficulties. Studies suggest around 10% of the population are dyslexic. As the condition affects the educational progress and prospects of so many, there is, and has been, considerable research into possible causes, assessment techniques and remedial strategies.


Up until about 25 years ago, dyslexia was little known and less understood. Of course, there was approximately 10% of the population that suffered from dyslexia in some form and degree (same as now), but no one knew then, why these people were "different". There are many types of dyslexia, most involve difficulties in reading, in symbol manipulation, going from spoken to written speech, sounding out the spelling of words and/or knowing the pronunciation of each new word that one reads.

Today, there are still at least a couple of million undiagnosed adult dyslexics. Dyslexia symptoms are avoiding tasks or jobs that would require reading aloud or taking down notes, reading meters, etc. Many adult dyslexics are employed in jobs that are clearly below what their general level of intelligence would indicate.

Hence, it is important to know that dyslexia isn’t an abnormality, yet, it’s merely a learning disability which can be coped up with and an individual can hence lead a healthy life. There are many celebrities likewise, Tom Cruise, Abishek Bachan, Bill gates etc, who are dyslexic yet successful in their particular fields.