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
People with dyslexia see and write their letters backward and experience mirror vision.
Dyslexia cannot be diagnosed until a child starts learning to read at school.
Individuals with dyslexia are usually left-handed.
You can only be born with dyslexia; you either have it or you don’t.