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Dyslexia In Fiction
This is a list of artistic depictions of dyslexia. Books Children's literature *Maeve Kaplan-Taylor, one of the five main characters in the Beacon Street Girls series, is dyslexic. *Hank Zipzer, the main character in the eponymous children's series by American Actor Henry Winkler and children's literature author Lin Oliver is dyslexic. *Percy Jackson - ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series of books *Annabeth Chase - ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series of books *All of the Demigods - ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' and ''Heroes of Olympus'' series of books with some exceptions, namely Frank Zhang and Will Solace. *Reverend Robert Lee, the title character in Roald Dahl's children's story ''The Vicar of Nibbleswicke'', has Back-to-Front Dyslexia, a fictional type of dyslexia that causes the subject to say the most important word in a sentence backwards, creating comedic situations. *Mavis Elizabeth Betterly (May), the main character from Caroline Starr Rose's novel in verse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyslexia
Dyslexia (), previously known as word blindness, is a learning disability that affects either reading or writing. Different people are affected to different degrees. Problems may include difficulties in spelling words, reading quickly, writing words, "sounding out" words in the head, pronouncing words when reading aloud and understanding what one reads. Often these difficulties are first noticed at school. The difficulties are involuntary, and people with this disorder have a normal desire to learn. People with dyslexia have higher rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), developmental language disorders, and difficulties with numbers. Dyslexia is believed to be caused by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Some cases run in families. Dyslexia that develops due to a traumatic brain injury, stroke, or dementia is sometimes called "acquired dyslexia" or alexia. The underlying mechanisms of dyslexia result from differences within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
