NewsletterDyslexia is very complex and we still don't know everything about it. It is best described as an information processing difference that affects all aspects of life, including organisation, literacy skills, time keeping and remembering things. It could be described simply as an inefficiency within the working memory system which, when overloaded, crashes. When talking about literacy skills, it is often simplest to say that dyslexia means that you have a problem with remembering sequences of things, studying and reading.
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To disclose is a difficult matter and it is a very personal one. Some people feel that they don't want to say anything, but if they want to access resources and accommodations, they need to disclose that they are dyslexic. People need to think carefully about what they are going to say. It is better to keep the explanation as simple as possible and to say how it affects them, but it is very important to say what they can do rather than what they can't. The emphasis should be on solutions.
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A person with dyslexia will always be dyslexic but if they develop the right skills and strategies, this should not prevent them from being successful.
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Dyslexia can be described as a pattern of strengths and weaknesses. It affects each person differently; some people can be very articulate, others have a word-finding difficulty. Some can read well, others always find it hard. Some people can spell and write well, others find these impossible tasks. This is why understanding the nature of dyslexia and 'self-understanding' are so important.
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