Facts and Myths
Children get dyslexia because of insufficient care during their mother’s pregnancy.
Dyslexia has a strong genetic basis and is usually passed down from parent to child. While some environmental factors related to prenatal care, may elevate the risk of developing dyslexia, they are not the cause of it. Genetics plays a more important and prominent role in the development of dyslexia.
Related Myths
Dyslexia cannot be diagnosed until a child starts learning to read at school.
Dyslexia is a sign of high/low intelligence.
You can only be born with dyslexia; you either have it or you don’t.