Experts estimate that between 15 and 20 percent of the general population has dyslexia in some form. Reading and writing are different experiences for those with the language-based learning disability – and we learn more about it all the time.
Dyslexia
The movies will make you think
My brain’s all b’s and d’s
Flipping and spinning and tripping me up
Landing upside down as p’s
But there’s so much more to my neural acrobatics
Each book’s a chance to dance
Chasing shimmering letters
Skipping words
Finding new ones askance
Catch me on a day when I’m top of my game
And I’ll slide through with elegant fluency
But sometimes the pathways are not syncing up
And each paragraph feels like too much to see
My hands catching messages, sends them to paper
Sometimes it’s all not what I meant
But give me some time, I’m crafting greatness here
And history shows my brain’s magic bent
For those who have crafted our world’s greatest inventions
Often have brains like mine
I’m your next Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci
Agatha Christie and Albert Einstein
