Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a learning disability in which a reader has difficulty recognising words and numbers in their proper positioning. Other characteristics may include poor spelling and decoding,
problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can hinder the growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.
Dyslexia is a persistent, lifelong condition. There's no cure for it, but there are ways to approach learning and be successful.
Often, the harder you try to do something – the more difficult it can become. Its has been found that whilst on holiday, many dyslexics are able to read better as they are more relaxed.
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Dyslexia
The word dyslexia is derived from the Greek word, dys (meaning poor or inadequate) and the word lexis (meaning words or language).
Dyslexics often have problems with:
- identifying single words
- understanding sounds and sound order in words
- spelling
- transposing letters in words
- handwriting
- reading comprehension
- comprehending directions
- right or left handedness
- confusion with opposites (up/down, early/late, and so on)
Dyslexia is thought to affect at least 20% of schoolchildren (probably many more) and over 40 million adults in the United States.
When detected at an early age dyslexic children can be helped so that they can perform better at school.
Dyslexia can affect people from various socio-economic backgrounds and cultures and many talented people have been diagnosed with this problem. A few of these include:
- Leonardo da Vinci, Italian inventor, artist
- Steve Jobs, Founder of Apple, Inc.
- Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer
- Orlando Bloom, actor
- Richard Branson, entrepreneur
- Thomas Edison, American inventor, scientist
- Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist, sculptor
- Erin Brockovich, legal clerk
- Carl XVI Gustaf, king of Sweden
- Cher, singer and actress, and her son, Chaz Bono
- Tom Cruise, actor
- Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr., astronaut and third man to walk on the moon
- Patrick Dempsey, actor
- Michael Dudikoff, actor
- Alexander Faludy, youngest Cambridge undergraduate for 200 years
- Noel Gallagher, musician
- Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedienne, TV personality
- Susan Hampshire, actress
- Anthony Hopkins, actor
- John Irving, novelist
- Bruce Jenner, athlete
- Ingvar Kamprad, industrialist, founder of IKEA
- Keira Knightley, actress
- Willem Johan Kolff, physician
- Jay Leno, talk show host and comedian
- Kenny Logan, rugby player
- Mika Singer-songwriter
- Dorrit Moussaieff, First Lady of Iceland
- Paul Oakenfold, a record producer and trance DJ
- King Olav V of Norway, reign 1957-1991
- Jamie Oliver, chef and television host
- Paul Orfalea, founder of FedEx Kinko's
- Ozzy Osbourne, musician
- Diamond Dallas Page (Page Falkinburg), professional wrestler, actor and author
- Scott Quinnell, rugby player
- Daniel Powter, singer and songwriter
- Keanu Reeves, actor
- Guy Ritchie, film director
- Bryan Singer, film director
- Charles Schwab, founder of U.S. brokerage firm
- Jo Self, artist
- John Skoyles, neuroscientist and evolutionary psychologist
- Jackie Stewart, racing driver
- Joss Stone, singer
- Helen B. Taussig cardiologist
- Lindsay Wagner, actress
- Bob Weir, guitarist
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