General facts about Dyslexia

• One out of five people suffer from dyslexia.
• 12-15 percent of overall population have some form of dyslexia
• It is estimated that 70 to 85% of children with learning disabilities are dyslexic..
• Only 30 percent of dyslexics have difficulty with reversing letters and numbers.
• The most common manifestation in dyslexics is difficulty recognizing words.
• Dyslexia is evenly distributed among all ethnic, social, gender demographics.
• Dyslexics oftentimes have more severe deficits in spelling than in reading.
• Eighty percent of children labeled learning disabled are really dyslexic.
• SOME FAMOUS DYSLEXICS: Will Smit, Harrison Ford, Jay Leno, John Lennon, Robin Williams, Tom Cruise, Anthony Hopkins, Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Vincent VanGogh, Walt Disney, Magic Johnson, Muhammad Ali, Babe Ruth, Steve Jobs, Steven Spielber.