Dyslexia is not a disease, so it has no cure. Dyslexia describes a different kind of mind - often gifted and productive – that learns differently. Intelligence is not the problem. Dyslexics may have average to above-average intelligence. An unexpected gap exists between their learning aptitude and their ability to read.

Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. It accounts for about 85% of all people with a learning disability. Dyslexia refers to a cluster of symptoms which results in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading. Students with dyslexia may experience difficulties in other language skill such as spelling, writing and speaking. Dyslexia is a life-long status; however, its impact can change at different stages in a person’s life. It is referred to a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed academically in a typical instructional environment.

The exact causes of dyslexia are still not completely clear, but anatomical and brain imagery studies show differences in the way the brain of a dyslexic person develops and functions. Moreover, people with dyslexia have been found to have problems with discriminating sounds within a word, a key factor in their reading difficulties. Dyslexia is not due to their lack of intelligence or desire to learn; with appropriate teaching methods dyslexics can learn successfully!