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People with dyslexia are not stupid
Published:  15 May, 2007

The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) heard one morning, that journalist Julie Burchill on Radio 4’s Today programme, said “dyslexic” is just another word for stupid.

Unfortunately this is a common myth held by many people when it comes to their understanding of dyslexia. Dyslexic people are not stupid.

One in ten people have dyslexia. It occurs irrespective of intelligence or socioeconomic background.

There is a strong link between dyslexia and entrepreneurship, which is no surprise when you realise that Richard Branson, Jamie Oliver and Lord Rogers amongst many others, are all dyslexic.

Dyslexia should not hold you back. Judi Stewart, Chief Executive of the BDA is testament to this.

We have already received a number of phonecalls from the public who are irate about what they heard this morning. It was a very inappropriate comment to make and the BDA fight hard to dispel these myths.




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