Our world is full of unique people with different eyes, hairs, skin, personalities & functionalities, etc. But there is a special element we all possess that looks the same but functions differently, and that is our brain. It sees and understands the world differently for different people.

One of those ways is through the perspective of Dyslexia. Dyslexia affects one’s listening, reading, and writing abilities. Unfortunately, people with dyslexia are often misunderstood as lazy, but that is not the case at all, as it has nothing to do with intelligence, and it is just their brains finding it challenging to process specific tasks at a pace more common to others. Despite having normal and even possibly high intelligence, a dyslexic person may show certain symptoms such as difficulty in remembering names, problems with directions, like telling right from left or up from down. They may need more thinking time to remember the right word, and for some, it could be challenging to hold a pen, and write by hand or much more.

But the main problem in dyslexia is trouble recognizing phonemes. For example, the basic sounds of speech like; B in Bad and P in Pad are often mixed with one another. So, you might ask; what makes a dyslexic person so unique?

This requires us to take a closer look at their brains to analyze the whole situation. As we know, the brain is divided in to two parts: the Left Hemisphere takes care of processing language, and is more academic and logical side of the brain, and the Right Hemisphere is the more artistic and creative side of the brain. Scientists have studied that brains of those with dyslexia rely more on the right side of the brain and frontal lobe as compared to the brains of non-dyslexic people. This means; when they read a word, it takes a longer route, through their brain, and can get delayed on the frontal lobe, and because of this neurological condition, they find it challenging to undertake tasks that naturally depend on the left hemisphere of the brain such as; reading, writing, solving equations, etc.
But this difference in brain perspective presents a huge advantage if we tune into their playing field. You see, even though they struggle with reading, they can be very good with painting, inventing things, telling stories, and eventually, just like many other successful and revolutionary dyslexics, they have the ability to see the bigger picture.