PBS Parents "The Facts about Dyslexia"

As any parent who has a child with dyslexia knows, when you child is first diagnosed, a infinite number of questions run through your mind. I initially found this article when my child was initially diagnosed & it really help allay a lot of my concerns regarding what we would be facing as parents. Below are some of my favorite facts as well as the link to the entire article.

Do people "grow out of" dyslexia?
Because the source of dyslexia lies in the brain, children do not outgrow dyslexia. With the proper intervention, children with dyslexia can learn to read well. As adults, people with dyslexia can be successful in many different careers, although many adults with dyslexia continue to have difficulty with spelling and tend to read relatively slowly.

Do children with dyslexia see letters backwards?
There is no evidence that children with dyslexia see differently from other children. The root cause of dyslexia lies in a difficulty processing sounds--not visual information. While it is true that children with dyslexia tend to reverse similar letters, such as "b" and "d," for a longer time than typical children, it is important to remember that nearly all children reverse letters in the early stages of reading and writing development. Letter reversals in children with dyslexia are a result of slower literacy development and do not indicate that they "see" the letters any differently from typical children.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/dyslexia/the_facts.html