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When learning to read, children may mistake certain letters for other similar ones, especially those that can be reversed or appear the same when seen in a mirror. The child may read dog as bog or look at the written word was and read it as saw. These errors are called letter reversals and mirror writing. Are they signs of dyslexia?

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Extreme viewpoints exist about dyslexia, which makes it difficult for parents to know how to help their child best. On the one side, there is the group who believe dyslexia is a condition that cannot be cured but endured. On the other extreme, some say diagnoses of dyslexia are a complete waste of time — and even that dyslexia is a myth.

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Where does the term dyslexia come from? How common is the problem? Is dyslexia tied to IQ? Does the dyslexic’s brain differ from the normal reader’s brain? Was Albert Einstein dyslexic?

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A study shows that the cerebellum is not engaged during reading in typical readers and does not differ in children who have dyslexia.

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