How to Use dyslexia in a Sentence
dyslexia
noun-
Case in point: Half of Shark Tank’s six judges have dyslexia.
— Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023 -
At the start of his career, one thing that used to get him down was his dyslexia.
— Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2023 -
At this point the school system doesn’t screen for dyslexia.
— Jess Nocera, baltimoresun.com, 8 Oct. 2019 -
A decade ago, just five states had any laws that mentioned dyslexia.
— Time, 11 July 2019 -
The board has been able to work with me, given my restlessness and my dyslexia.
— Rachel Emma Silverman, WSJ, 16 May 2017 -
Then her son tested for severe dyslexia and had to switch schools.
— Geri Stengel, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 -
With the right kind of instruction, most children with dyslexia can learn how to read.
— Sarah Carr, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2023 -
Up to one in five U.S. school children are living with dyslexia.
— Sam Boyer, cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019 -
There was Anna, who had dyslexia, which might’ve put her ahead of me since Hebrew is read from right to left.
— Nicolaia Rips, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024 -
It’s at this end of the spectrum that Casanova tended to find people with dyslexia.
— Danielle Venton, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2011 -
The fact of the matter, though, is that most people who are diagnosed are taught how to deal with their dyslexia rather than play to its strengths.
— Stephen Frost, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 -
All demigods are said to have ADHD and dyslexia as a product of their godly parentage.
— Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Jan. 2024 -
The book focused on a young boy’s love of baseball and attempts to overcome his struggles with dyslexia.
— Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024 -
The real cause of dyslexia may lie elsewhere, Huettig said.
— Anil Ananthaswamy, Washington Post, 28 May 2017 -
With their dyslexia diagnosed, both Yudofsky and Bauer thrived in school and went on to study at Yale.
— Rebecca Szkutak, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021 -
Beatrice has long used her royal platform to shine a light on dyslexia, and told Hello!
— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023 -
This latest study could change the way scientists view dyslexia.
— Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 25 May 2017 -
Branson does admit that there was one time when his dyslexia almost killed him.
— Rachel Sylvester For The Times, Robb Report, 18 July 2022 -
No two kids with dyslexia present the same difficulties.
— Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2017 -
The dad of two has previously shared that Ila has dyslexia and has a unique way of thinking and responding to people.
— Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024 -
The bill was signed into law by Gov. Dannel Malloy, who was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child.
— Sarah Cody, courant.com, 19 May 2017 -
The results confirmed Isaac had dyslexia and an above-average IQ.
— USA Today, 9 Feb. 2020 -
People would talk as if my songs, my achievements, my career etc. had been achieved despite things like my dyslexia.
— Heran Mamo, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2022 -
Ben and Emma's Big Hit follows a young baseball lover named Ben, who is sometimes held back in school because of his dyslexia.
— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 10 Dec. 2021 -
Cruise suffered from dyslexia, as did his mother and three sisters, Biography.com also points out.
— Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 3 July 2023 -
And help people with dyslexia and others who struggle with reading.
— Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 15 July 2019 -
Her comments at that meeting focused on the school system’s failure to teach her three sons with dyslexia to read rather than on book challenges.
— Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2024 -
It’s hard to shake a feeling of phoned-in-ness to gags that attempt to derive laughs from a man in women’s sunglasses, dyslexia and jokes about glory holes.
— Time Staff, Time, 22 Dec. 2017 -
In her Instagram post, Kardashian wrote about being the mother of a child with dyslexia and took solace in Sánchez's story.
— Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024 -
That’s a broad term for a group of neurological differences which includes autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, among others.
— Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 15 May 2024
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