The Real Deal About Dyslexia

I'm sure each of you have a good understanding background knowledge of dyslexia, but there are many misconceptions others have about the learning disability.  Here are some interesting facts I thought you all might like to read about from http://www.readingresource.net/causesofdyslexia.html.  Dyslexia can be caused by genetics, meaning one can inherit it from family members.  Did you know 23-65% of children diagnosed with dyslexia, have a parent who also is dyslexic.  Many people think dyslexia is the flipping of letters backwards, but reversals are said to be irrelevant to diagnosis.  Also, did you know there are two main causes of dyslexia?  The first is neurological meaning a child is born with some sort of glitch in posterior reading system.  This means there is some sort of problem in the brain preventing the child to easily learn how to read.  The second cause is environmental which means that the child develops into a poor reader as a result of his or her experiences.  This means that the neurological system is fine, but was not activated appropriately causing it to function improperly.  The two causes are neurological or environmental, easy as that.  So now that you know some more about the basic facts I hope, you found this helpful in being able to explain dyslexia to others.  Here's another good site to visit for more information http://www.medicinenet.com/dyslexia/article.htm.