The dyslexia debate

[sawyl]

It seems as though there's a certain amount of contraversy about the existence of dyslexia: some psychologists reckon it doesn't exist while others insist that it does, that's a neurological condition who's genetic roots have been identified and that to doubt that the condition exists damages people who've been diagnosed with it.

I'm not sure what to make of it all. On the one hand, I've always felt the label was pretty irrelevant - having it didn't miraculously cure my handwriting, spelling and maths problems - but it did convince the school that perhaps it was a bit unfair to write me off as a hopeless loser at the age of seven. These days, I don't think it makes any difference either way: I still have the same old problems but, having had more than a few years to find out how to get around them, they no longer bother me all that much.

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[sawyl.livejournal.com]

vincel has pointed out that I've misspelt controversy...