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"Once a person is diagnosed dyslexic and
not naughty, stupid or dull, their self esteem is immediately increased."
Critchley 1978.
Dyslexia is a disability which is recognised by
the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and affects 4-10% of the
general population.
The word ‘dyslexia’ is derived from
the Greek language: ‘dys’ meaning difficulty and ‘lexia’
from the word ‘lexikos’ meaning words.
Dyslexia therefore literally means difficulty
with words – seen, heard, spoken or felt as in writing.
Dyslexia causes people to have difficulty with
automatically processing language. This can affect their reading,
spelling and writing. Dyslexics also have a different cognitive
style which affects learning, organisation and memory.
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