Dyslexia Learning Disabilities

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Dyslexia is a disability that involves difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence. People with dyslexia have problems with math, reading, writing, spelling. Boys have a higher chance to have dyslexia then girls would. Three million cases of dyslexia have been reported each year in the U.S. This disability can affect how kids read or write in school, in which parents are feeling like it is a big issue in America.
Dyscalculia is a learning disability which is a brain disorder, only it deals with math problems. This learning disability may also have poor comprehension of math symbols may struggle with memorizing and organizing numbers. Have difficulty telling time

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