Dyslexics don't know if they read backwards because they don't know what it's like to read forwards.
 

Einstein was dyslexic.
 

Brad wears a tinted pair of glasses that assist in reading. It takes the white off the page and brings out the black lettering.
 

Brad was at the Final Four Championship Game. (thought we would throw that one in just for kicks!)
 

Brad did not go back to school to help with his dyslexia because it would have brought back so many bad memories.
 

A very special thank you to Brad for providing the above information.
 

Gene for dyslexia discovered

NEW YORK, Sep 07 (Reuters Health) -- A gene linked to an inherited form of dyslexia is reported by an international team of researchers.

The discovery comes from a study of the genes of a large Norwegian family in which many members are dyslexic.

This discovery will ``provide new and exciting insights into the processes involved in reading and spelling,'' write Dr. Toril Fagerheim from the University Hospital of Tromsoe, Norway, and colleagues. The results of their work are published Tuesday in the Journal of Medical Genetics.

Dyslexia is a developmental reading disability in children and adults who otherwise possess normal intelligence and thinking ability. Previous research indicated possible locations for dyslexia genes, as well as the areas of the brain affected in dyslexia, but previously no specific gene had been isolated.

Thirty-six members of a Norwegian family, in which extensive testing identified dyslexia in 11, underwent genetic analysis, according to the report. Using three different models, scientists were able to pinpoint the location of the new gene to a section of chromosome 2, the results indicate. The research team named the new gene DYX3.

Young children -- under 2 years old -- who have damage to the areas of the brain associated with reading can recover satisfactory language ability, the researchers note. ``In contrast,'' they write, ``the majority of teenagers who experience comparable brain damage never recover normal language function.''

Now that a gene for dyslexia has been identified, children at high risk for dyslexia could be identified earlier in life, at a time when therapy might prevent the development of dyslexia, Fagerheim and colleagues conclude.

SOURCE: Journal of Medical Genetics 1999;36:664-669.
 
 

  Science News Article on Dyslexia

...Communications Disorders Consultants

...LD Online

(a site that provides links to a variety of informative sites on dyslexia and other learning disabilities)

...Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
"The Nation's Education Library for People with Print Disabilities"

...Dyslexia in Depth

...Did You Know?