Dyslexia Awareness Quiz

True or False: Dyslexia can be outgrown with age.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False: Dyslexia is a lifelong condition, but with the right support and strategies, individuals can learn to manage it effectively. Many people with dyslexia develop strong coping mechanisms and can excel in school, work, and beyond.

True or False: Some estimates suggest up to 1 in 5 people are affected by dyslexia to some degree.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True:  But estimates vary. The British Dyslexia Association believes that approximately 1 in 10 British people have dyslexia, although most of these people are not diagnosed. For some, the impacts of dyslexia are mild, while others experience more significant challenges.

Dyslexia can affect (select all that apply):

• Speed of reading

• Spelling

• Intelligence

• Written expression

Answer explanation

While dyslexia primarily affects reading and writing, it can also impact other skills such as word retrieval, memory, and organisation. It exists independently of intellectual ability.

Please share one thing that you have learned about dyslexia or a question that you have about it.

True or false: Dyslexia makes you see words differently.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False: Dyslexia does not affect vision, but how the brain processes language.

Which of these famous people are believed to have dyslexia?

• Pablo Picasso

• Muhammad Ali

• Keir Starmer

• Billie Eilish

Answer explanation

It's hard to know what famous figures from the past had dyslexia or didn't. Muhammad Ali was diagnosed as a child. Picasso is thought to have been dyslexic.

(For the record, never trust anything you read on the internet about Albert Einstein.)

Brains of those with dyslexia rely more heavily on the _____ hemisphere of the brain for reading processes.

• Left

• Right

Answer explanation

Brain scans have shown that dyslexic individuals use different parts of the brain for reading which can be less efficient than the pathways used by those who are not dyslexic.

True or false: The right intervention can actually change the way the brain works to make language processing more efficient.

• True

• False