Interesting facts about dyslexia

• Dyslexia is the most common learning disability.

• Dyslexics have a strong ability to see the “big picture”.

• The Dyslexic brain is actually larger, and typically much more creative, than the average brain.

• A study at Yale found that the ratio of girls to boys with Dyslexia is roughly the same.

• The word Dyslexia comes from two Greek words: Dys; which means difficulty, and lexis; which refers to language or words.

• Dyslexia was first described in 1896 by Dr. W. Pringle Morgan in Sussex, England. “Percy F., age 14, has always been a bright and intelligent boy, quick at games, and in no way inferior to others of his age. His great difficulty has been – and is now – his inability to learn to read.”

• Excerpt: https://dyslexia.com.au/free-dyslexia-learning/fun-dyslexia-facts/