Facts and Myths

Individuals with dyslexia are usually left-handed.

This is not true, even though people with dyslexia have a cross-laterality issue (i.e. strongly prefer to function with one side of the..

Once they have learnt to read, the symptoms of dyslexia go away.

Dyslexia is a life-long condition and has no cure. Although the proper therapies can make a dramatic difference in their reading abilities, dyslexia..

People with dyslexia cannot have successful academic or professional careers.

Many people manage to overcome their symptoms with proper therapy and go on to live perfectly successful lives. To read stories about such..

People with dyslexia see and write their letters backward and experience mirror vision.

Dyslexia is not a vision-related problem, but one of the symptoms can be that they see mirror images of the written text. But..

Poor diet causes dyslexia.

Dyslexia has nothing to do with your diet. It is caused by a mix of genetic and biological factors. Of course, a poor..

You can only be born with dyslexia; you either have it or you don’t.

This is usually true, however there are some rare cases when a person may acquire dyslexia i.e. “acquired/traumatic dyslexia”. This happens when a..

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