Why did they choose a name like "dyslexia"?

Question

Coldn't they choose a name that the victims could at least pronounce and spell?

Answer 1

The word was supposed to be spelled "dexlysia" but the guy who coined the word was dyslexic.

Answer 2

true! my husband has it...

Answer 3

Scientists and doctors like to derive their terms from Greek or Latin so we sound smart.  Its Greek roots mean "disordered reading" which essentially is what dyslexia is.

Answer 4

I left School unable to read or write in 1965, Dyslexic then not known and I was regarded as being backward but now look I am an Author with a book out on most book site like Amazon, because I used my computer with a spell checker and a grammar correction to write it, bit by bit, I started off witting but kept what I wrote on file in my documents on my computer, I used Microsoft Word, then I put what I wrote together and then added more on until I finally got a full book, then I found publishers who spent money to do it up and they called my book that is more about my life than Internet,

(A Serial Shaggers Guide to Internet dating, My 1001 lovers),  By Me, Author Clive Worth,

Answer 5

bloody cruel i say.

Answer 6

It's not as bad as using a word like "Lisp" to describe those who have one.

Answer 7

I thought it came from the Biley Hoble and came from the worm of dog.

Answer 8

Perhaps they were "sharing the experience." Who can spell (or even pronounce) dyslexia?

Answer 9

ohh so true! The y should have just said "People who have trouble reading: or something like that :P

Answer 10

Dys- impaired or abnormal

Lexia- of or relating to words

Answer 11

sorry ....what did you ask?????????????

joking xx

Answer 12

I don't think "victim" is the appropriate term.  Anyway, maybe they want everyone to know what it's like.