Dyslexia: great hidden advantage

According to a recent study conducted at the University of Cambridge, the dyslexia would represent a large hidden advantage A startling discovery, about a condition that was always seen as a disadvantage in a fast and spoken world like ours.

People with dyslexia have enormous problems decipher the text and to formulate the words, which have always implied social unrest and beyond. But according to the two scientists Helen Taylor and Martin Vestergaard, as of today, this pathology can hide numerous benefits.

Benefits applicable to different situations and contexts that, unbelievably, would open the doors of normality for dyslexics. What is this hidden advantage?

Dyslexia: what’s the hidden benefit?

The hidden benefit of dyslexia patients would be: analyze the surrounding environments looking for helpful clues more effectively than the others. The psychologists of the University of Cambridge contributed to this research.

The deficit-focused view of dyslexia doesn’t tell the whole story. This research proposes a new framework to help us better understand the cognitive strengths of people with dyslexia.

Helen Taylor, psychologist

To date, up to 20% of the population is affected by dyslexia, with not only social but also profound occupational and occupational consequences. The difficulty in translating what one reads or understands into phonemes creates both social illness but also professional marginalization.

80% of this condition is due to: genetic factors, which highlights the fundamental role of evolution in neurological problems. Another surprising characteristic of dyslexics is that they are more proficient in reasoning and arithmetic, have a greater imagination and have an aptitude for abstraction.

This leads us to think about one thing: not all so-called disabilities represent a brake and not all are just the offspring of genes. Education, environment and context also play a role, and dyslexia with its hidden benefits is proof of this.