What is dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or accuracy in being able to read, speak, or spell which can manifest itself as delayed language production, speech articulation difficulties, and difficulty remembering names of letters, number and colors.
How do members experience dyslexia?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with dyslexia*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Using or saying the wrong word
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Insecurity
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Low self esteem
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Read same pages over and over
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for dyslexia*
Who has dyslexia on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 8 | |
20s | 33 | |
30s | 51 | |
40s | 72 | |
50s | 46 | |
60s | 28 | |
70+ | 7 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 78 | |
Female | 157 |