WORD - "Dyslexia"

+ noun: dyslexia [disˈleksiə]
+ adjective: dyslexic [disˈleksik]

Dyslexia is a difficulty with reading or writing that some people have because they are unable to see words as meaningful shapes or the differences between letters.

A learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.

New Latin : dys- + Greek lexis, speech (from legein, to speak; see leg- in Indo-European roots).

Chronic neurological disorder causing inability or great difficulty in learning to read or spell, despite normal intelligence. It inhibits recognition and processing of graphic symbols, particularly those pertaining to language. Symptoms, including very poor reading skills, reversed word and letter sequences, and illegible handwriting, usually become evident in the early school years. With early recognition and specialized approaches to teaching reading, most dyslexics can learn to read. Anomalies have recently been found in reading-related pathways in the brains of dyslexic persons.