Dyslexia Myths

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Boys are more likely to have dyslexia than girls.

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Myth

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MYTH: Boys are more likely to have dyslexia than girls.

A 1990 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association by Drs. Sally and Bennett Shaywitz found that dyslexia affects comparable numbers of boys and girls. More boys are referred by their teachers for evaluation, but this appears to reflect the more rambunctious behavior of boys in the classroom.

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You have a better chance of being dyslexic than being left handed.

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Fact

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FACT: You have a better chance of being dyslexic than being left handed.

10% of the population is left handed.

20% of the population is dyslexic.

Dyslexia affects 1 in 5 people, according to 25+ years of research by the National Institutes of Health and studies at Yale University. The American Academy of Pediatrics states that dyslexia is the most common learning disability accounting for 80% of all learning disabilities.