DYSLEXIA: CHANGING PERCEPTION FROM EDUCATION STRUGGLES TO EXCEPTIONAL ADVANTAGES

Dyslexia generally is recognized and referred to as a learning disability and is mainly diagnosed to children. Though this mental disorder is considered to be damaging to children's early stages of learning, many people miss the flourishing opportunities that it also provides. Struggles in decoding words and basic sounds of speech can inform individuals about the long-standing negative impacts in dyslexia. Their decision into approaching art is not merely due to their individual fears in the academic field, but their existing talents. Cognitive strengths can be seen in dyslexic children rather than the many deficits' people define the mental illness as and can benefit their careers and jobs in the future. Their individual weaknesses in reading and writing are minor, but their own individual talents should be well enhanced in the academic field. This paper seeks to change others perspective of dyslexia-how it can be seen as an opportunity rather than a disorder commonly perceived as a reminder for targeted individual's learning disabilities. Their strengths in non-verbal communication are deeply investigated, having a purpose to prove dyslexia to be a positive stimulus.