News Feed of Dyslexia and a Blind Mountain Biker
Nadine Gaab, Ph.D., is a Research Associate and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Boston Children's Hospital. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, she is working on some exciting research that can now determine precisely when a child's brain develops dyslexia, even as early as kindergarten. Before this achievement, people such as myself were just diagnosed with dyslexia; doctors can now put a more precise date on when a child's brain develops dyslexia. See the Video below to learn more about Nadine's exciting work.
There are six different types of dyslexia, which many people may not be aware of. Here are some quick breakdowns of the various forms that dyslexia can take.
The first is called phonological, aka auditory dyslexia, and is responsible for causing trouble telling the difference between sounds. This form of dyslexia could be why someone is confusing different words with each other.
The second type is visual dyslexia, which makes it difficult for an individual to picture words in their mind.
The third type of dyslexia is called attentional dyslexia and is responsible for trouble in combining two words, such as kind and wind, which could be read as wind king.
The fourth type of dyslexia is called neglect dyslexia. This type of dyslexia is the most well-known as it is responsible for reading letters backward, making words move, and jumping off the page for the individual with it.
The fifth type of dyslexia called a rapid naming deficit, makes it difficult for a person to name things quickly, like in a trivia game. It makes reading slower and affects one's comprehension.
The sixth and last type of dyslexia is called double deficit dyslexia. This type is when one has two different forms of dyslexia simultaneously.
Did you know that it is estimated that dyslexia affects every 1 in 5 people? Watch this video below to learn more about the six ways it manifests.
Meet Brian, a person who developed blindness at fourteen and had to stop playing all the sports they once enjoyed. One of his favorites was mountain biking. Well, now he is considered the number one blind mountain biker in the world. Watch the Video below to hear Brian's story and three others about overcoming differences.