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Dyslexia

Dyslexia is commonly known as the difficulty to read words that Dyslexia see things backwards. i.e They see d as b, vice versa. Instead, Dyslexia is a phonological processing problem. Dyslexic individuals do not have trouble seeing the language, but rather they have problems manipulating it. They have trouble connecting sounds of individual letters which make up a word, taking them a longer time to read and internalise the sound and meaning of words. Hence, Dyslexia makes it especially difficult to break down multi-syllabi words such as “beautiful”.

Dyslexia affects about 1 in 5 people and it may also be hereditary. It runs in the family but does not affect everyone in it. One family member may have dyslexia and the other may not.  



There are 2 hemispheres in the brain. The left hemisDphere is responsible for language and reading, whereas the right is responsible for spatial activities. Dyslexic individuals rely more on the right and frontal lobe of the brain. They have reduced activation in the left hemisphere of the brain. Neurones take a longer trip through their brain and get delayed in the frontal lobe; they read with more difficulty and hence, take a longer time.

Dyslexia is not a genetic disorder but a variation in the growth and structure of the brain, this is also known as neuro-diversity. Dyslexic individuals have trouble mapping language to print form. Hence, we can help them by forming the connections-namely visual cues, speaking and understanding of words-in the brain which they have trouble with, which helps them read and understand at a faster rate. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrF6m1mRsCQ

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4293303/

https://www.idaontario.com/neurobiology-of-dyslexia/



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