About Dyslexia

'Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.'

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
 

Dyslexia is a learning disability characterised by problems in short-term memory, reading, spelling, expressive or receptive speech. It can also affect mathematics.

It is NOT the result of low intelligence as many dyslexics have an average to high IQ. It is a processing difficulty.  Research has proved that although there is no cure for dyslexia as it is a complex neurological condition (or brain-based),  with timely identification and effective teaching methods (intervention) dyslexics can be helped tremendously, to cope with their difficulties.

Each person is an individual in their own right and has their own strengths and weaknesses. As such, the difficulties experienced by each person who is dyslexic will differ depending on the severity.