Dyslexia-A Chronic Condition

Dyslexia is not only common, it's persistent. For many years researchers and educators questioned whether dyslexia represented a developmental lag that children somehow outgrew or whether it represented a more persistent deficit in reading. The question's important, for if dyslexia is simply a lag in reading development-a temporary snag-then it'd be outgrown...on the other hand, if dyslexia is not outgrown, there is real urgency in both identifying children early on and ensuring that they receive help as soon as they are identified.
In a Connecticut Longitudinal Study it was determined that dyslexia is a chronic condition and that it doesn't represent a temporary lag in reading develpment. Here's the important part for you parents to note: If a child is dyslexic early on in school, that child will continue to experience reading problems unless he is provided with a scientifically based, proven intervention. (Overcoming Dyslexia-Sally Shawitz, M.D.)