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The Different Types of Dyslexia

October 30th, 2009 . by admin

If you get confused when reading about dyslexia, do not feel alone! It’s a bit confusing! People appear to be using the term’Dyslexia‘ to mean different things. Also, when you begin to research information about dyslexia you read of visible, Auditory, Phonological and Orthographic Dyslexia. What do each of these mean? What are the different sorts of dyslexia and how do you tell the difference between one type and another? there is much bafflement in the language being used. first off , let’s see if we can clear up some of the bafflement and get a clearer viewpoint on what the word’dyslexia’ really means. It is necessary to understand that there are 2 different schools of thought two different ways that the word’dyslexia’itself is employed. The two different meanings of dyslexia are : 1. In the pure educational sense the word’dyslexia’ has a literal meaning based totally on the etymology of the word itself. From its parts, ‘Dys’ means wrong or tricky ( for example, as in ‘dysfunctional’ ) and ‘lexia’, means pertaining to words and letters. In this sense, anyone that has a problem with reading, for who knows what reason, has dyslexia. There’s a wider use and application, utilised by fogeys of dyslexics and by dyslexic adults. In the applications sense, dyslexia refers to a selection of symptoms that includes issues with reading, writing and spelling and other problems such as hearing difficulty, poor memory and an absence of physical coordination. And so, as you can see, the exact meaning of’dyslexia’ relies on who is speaking and the context in which the term is being used.

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