What is dyslexia?
Albert Einstein: "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Dyslexia is not the result of a genetic flaw or nerve damage. It is not caused by a malformation of the brain, inner ear, or eyes. Dyslexia is a product of thought and a special way of reacting to confusion.
Dyslexia is the ability to see multidimensionally, all at once, or from any one place at a time. The ability to think in pictures and to register those pictures as real.
Thus, mixing in creative thinking with reality and changing what is seen and heard.
The mental function that causes dyslexia is a natural ability, a talent. It is something special that enhances the individual. They are often highly creative people, very imaginative, innovative and original. They have excellent intuitive skills and are fast thinkers with strong visualisation skills. They are good team players, loyal and passionate.
Most people think in word and sound, and can picture things (verbal thinkers). The words and sounds come to mind when needed.
About fifteen percent of people are born thinking mainly in pictures, a nonverbal picture mode (visual thinkers). The pictures are three-dimensional.
Verbal thought is linear in time, performed by making sentences one word at a time, whereas visual thinking is evolutionary. The picture grows as the mental process adds more ideas to the overall concept.
The learning disability of dyslexia is caused by the successful use of visual thinking skills at an early age. This works well for recognizing real life objects, but not printed symbols such as alphabet letters and words. These cause confusion.
Disorientation (distorted perception) is turned on by confusion, and the stress and invalidation typically encountered during the early school years compound the problem. Loss of self-esteem causes many dyslexics to adopt ingenious methods to hide their learning disability. Mental tricks are adopted to give the appearance of learning.