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No, in fact you're quite wrong there. It's a hotly debated topic with sufficient numbers, and respectability of protagonists, on the side that questions dyslexi

No, in fact you're quite wrong there. It's a hotly debated topic with sufficient numbers, and respectability of protagonists, on the side that questions dyslexia for it to be wholly inaccurate to refer to it as a fringe belief. Of course there is real variation in people's abilities to read and perform other cognitive tasks. But the idea that a clearly diagnosable, discrete medical condition can be identified has substantial opposition within the community of experts in the relevant subjects. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/sep/17/battle-over-dyslexia-warwickshire-staffordshire https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/sep/17/battle-over-dys... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7455059/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7455059/ https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Dyslexia_Debate/4lz2AgAAQBAJ?hl=en https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Dyslexia_Debate/4lz... https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/education/research/DyslexiaDebateResearchBriefing.pdf https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/education/research/DyslexiaD... https://qz.com/2166242/what-is-dyslexia-and-why-is-defining-it-so-controversial https://qz.com/2166242/what-is-dyslexia-and-why-is-defining-... It's fairly obvious that terms such as "ADHD" and "dyslexia" are just referring to regions within a multidimensional space of cognitive abilities and psychological characteristics, and that it's misleading for the medical/psychological community to encourage people to think that they "have" dyslexia or "have" ADHD, almost as if they're talking about "having" a malarial infection or a broken leg.

fragmede 3y ago
Theres an overwhelming amount of educational and psychological research that supports the existence of dyslexia as a specific learning difficulty that affects reading. It’s recognized by reputable medical, psychological, and educational organizations worldwide. Disbelief in dyslexia goes against well-established scientific evidence and consensus. The existence of a handful of books and articles and papers to the contrary doesn't do much for the notion that it's on the fringe. Flat Earthers have plenty of books.
- da39a3ee 3y ago
  Perhaps my accusations are more against the set of humans that in practice are diagnosed with dyslexia, than against the existence of a set of humans that in theory it would be reasonable to diagnose with dyslexia. But what happens in practice is, sort of important.

fragmede 3y ago

Theres an overwhelming amount of educational and psychological research that supports the existence of dyslexia as a specific learning difficulty that affects reading. It’s recognized by reputable medical, psychological, and educational organizations worldwide. Disbelief in dyslexia goes against well-established scientific evidence and consensus. The existence of a handful of books and articles and papers to the contrary doesn't do much for the notion that it's on the fringe. Flat Earthers have plenty of books.

da39a3ee 3y ago
Perhaps my accusations are more against the set of humans that in practice are diagnosed with dyslexia, than against the existence of a set of humans that in theory it would be reasonable to diagnose with dyslexia. But what happens in practice is, sort of important.