The Dyslexic Brain in Plain English

The Dyslexic Brain in Plain English

The Dyslexic Brain in Plain English

Even in these modern times, society still perceives Dyslexics as stupid individuals and slow learners. The primary reason behind this is that the media, comprised of newspapers, television, and radio are not up to date with modern science. Science today already understands the differences between a Dyslexic brain and a non-Dyslexic brain. These differences explain many of the symptoms of Dyslexia but highlight the strengths of Dyslexics as well. Only when society catches up with scientific findings will people realize the strengths of Dyslexics and the many things they are capable of.

The symptoms of Dyslexia vary from one person to another. However, a symptom that is commonly found in all Dyslexics is the difficulty to associate sounds with a sequence of letters. When all brain types read a single word, they break the word up to its individual parts. For instance the word "vehicle" needs to be processed as "ve-hi-cle" before the brain knows what the word means. This is the process of associating each syllable to its matching sound. This task is difficult and slow for a Dyslexic brain to process especially when learning new words. Dyslexics can understand the previous words they have already learned by remembering the entire word pattern and sound, but it is hard for them to find the matching sound for every sequence of letters in new words. This is due to Dyslexic brains having corrupted memory when associating letters and sounds. This same difficulty is encountered when Dyslexics engage in writing. All people need to sound out the words in their heads first before being able to transfer the sequence of letters in a written form. With Dyslexics however, because of the corrupted memory of letters and sounds mentioned earlier, they find the act of writing as challenging and difficult as reading.

One powerful theory that attempts to explain these symptoms is the "Magnocellular Theory of Dyslexia." Brain scientists know that every person has "magnocells" in the brain and the cells found in a Dyslexic brain are deformed for some unknown reason. These "magnocells" are responsible for the proper timing of the body's sensory functions such as sound and vision. These deformed "magnocells" force a Dyslexic brain to over compensate and this is why unusual brain activity is seen in Dyslexics. This also explains why they have certain weaknesses such as difficulty with language, and strengths like thinking out of the box' with ease. There are also "magnocells" that are located in the eyes and the auditory parts of the brain. This means that when a Dyslexic's brain is reading and their eyes sweep through a line of words, their eyes struggle to track the sequence of letters. This causes the information sent to the brain to be jumbled up. This further explains why Dyslexics have inconsistencies in reading and writing. The same is true when identifying sounds. Since the "magnocells" in the auditory parts of the brain are also deformed, Dyslexics find it hard to identify the difference between similar sounds like "ba" and "da".

The best way to overcome these problems is to screen all children for Dyslexia from an early age. By doing this, teaching methods and technology can be used to overcome the hurdles of the Dyslexic brain. These teaching methods and technologies already exist but they are not yet available to the masses. But once they are, they will bring out the full potential of Dyslexics. When this happens, Dyslexics will be able to use their strengths and abilities for the benefit of society.

Once people know what Dyslexia is and how it affects the brain, they can slowly comprehend what Dyslexics are going through. With this knowledge, they can understand how advancements in science and technology have provided modern techniques to overcome Dyslexia. Dyslexics can then master their strengths and abilities for the benefit of all. Thus, enabling them to come out to the world and be seen in a new light, also to be accepted as an integral part of society.

My name is Karl and I'm a Dyslexic. For the past 5 years I've overcome many challengers of language using technology. Please visit my blog to find out more.

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