Facts and Myths
Poor diet causes dyslexia.
Dyslexia has nothing to do with your diet. It is caused by a mix of genetic and biological factors. Of course, a poor diet can make the symptoms of dyslexia worse by making you feel tired or fall ill easily.
Related Myths
Dyslexia cannot be diagnosed until a child starts learning to read at school.
Dyslexia is more common in boys than in girls.
If you are an adult and suspect you may have dyslexia, it is too late to do anything about it.
You can only be born with dyslexia; you either have it or you don’t.