Can dyslexia affect communication skills?

Some people think dyslexia only affects reading. Find out how dyslexia can affect different skills, including reading, writing, spelling, speech, learning and more. read more

Dyslexia is a disorder of written language involving the translation of printed words (graphemes) into word sounds (phonemes) and vice versa. So, it can definitely affect reading and writing skills. However, spoken communication is unaffected and may even be a strength, as demonstrated by Winston Churchill and Jay Leno - both dyslexics. read more

Skills That Can Be Affected by Dyslexia Dyslexia a ffects more than just reading. It can make a number of tasks diffi cult—some of which may surprise you. read more

Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that primarily affects the skills involved in accurate and fluent word reading and spelling. Dyslexia occurs across the range of intellectual abilities Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty, which indicates that the learning difficulty is not the result of an intellectual impairment. read more