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‘I am a person before my label’: dyslexic adults prefer ‘dyslexic’ to deficit terms, UK study finds
Dyslexia · Mixed-methods study · 166 participants
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A UK survey of 166 dyslexic adults found strong support for identity-based terms like ‘dyslexic’ and rejection of labels such as ‘learning difficulty’. People who were also Autistic or ADHD were more likely to call themselves neurodivergent.