Stereotypes About Dyslexia

Stereotypes are used to categorize a group of people. It is widely believed that it is a mental picture of a group that is based on the truth but is usually exaggerated. Stereotypes lead to social categorization, and that is making a person who they are based on their group membership. Sometimes this can have a negative reactions and sometimes a positive reactions. Examples of a stereotype are women aren't as smart as men or all blondes are dumb. Meanwhile misconceptions are formed by having stereotypes. A view that is incorrect based on untruths. There is no basis for the untruth, it is an assumption a person or group does or has because he/she/ they are a part of the group, but it isn't exaggerated from anything, it is unfounded. Examples

This learning disability can really cause a lot of hardship especially during somebody's upbringing. Dyslexia almost by definition means that the person will make many careless mistakes and this extremely frustrates them because it makes them feel chronically inadequate. This can also cause them to feel anxiety, depression, and have low self esteem. I interviewed my older sister Elizabeth, and asked her how she felt growing up with dyslexia. She said “ It was really hard, especially for me because I had a teacher that just didn't care if I learned or not. All she did was basically call me stupid and say I will never learn how to read or write. I hated going to my english class to the point where I didn’t even want to go to school because I was afraid to be called on and make a fool out of myself. This was actually the reason why I have anxiety. Most of the student wanted to stand out, but all I wanted to do was blend in”. This is probably what a lot of them felt as

This is said because people seem to associate the word dyslexia with the word dumb. All because they don't understand how dyslexia works. People who have this disability usually have an average or above average IQ. They do tend to have setbacks while they are learning but that’s because it’s harder for them to process the information. But with any disability there is always a chance that they will be unsuccessful. Thankfully people who have dyslexia are often gifted in fields that don't require a lot of language. Such as science, music, art, and architecture. For instance, Albert Einstein who was a theoretical physicist was said to have dyslexia. He is best known for his mass energy equivalence formula E=mc2. He even received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his services to theoretical physics. As can be seen dyslexia doesn't necessarily mean your going to be a failure in life it just means it's going to be a little bit more work to become successful. I interviewed my sister yet again and asked her how she felt about her career even though she has dyslexia. She responded “ Well I decided to become a tutor opposite of what most dyslexics become. I really wanted to work with special needs kids because I want them to feel like they can do anything. I didn't want them to go through what I did, where people will just give up on you cause your a little different”. Dyslexia does not equal no future it came