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| − | '''Dyslexia''' is a learning disability that causes a person to read backwards and therefore not be able to read. Famous sufferers of dyslexia have included | + | '''Dyslexia''' is a learning disability that causes a person to read backwards and therefore not be able to read. Famous sufferers of dyslexia have included former USA President and Vice President George H.W. Bush, the late former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, Winston Churchill, and Pablo Picasso. Dyslexia should not be confused with dyscalculia, which is a learning disability with simple mathematical calculations. The two disorders almost always do not occur in the same person and dyslexic people seem to be very good at math and science usually. |
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Revision as of 20:59, April 14, 2007
Dyslexia is a learning disability that causes a person to read backwards and therefore not be able to read. Famous sufferers of dyslexia have included former USA President and Vice President George H.W. Bush, the late former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, Winston Churchill, and Pablo Picasso. Dyslexia should not be confused with dyscalculia, which is a learning disability with simple mathematical calculations. The two disorders almost always do not occur in the same person and dyslexic people seem to be very good at math and science usually.