Thank you Jeremy, I really appreciate that. And I hope your children have been given the support they deserve - it sounds like they have a solid, loving environment at home, at the very least. 💞

I love this. Far better questions than what they throw at us in maths class. Somebody once asked me: "is (are?) mathematics objective?" I answered: "No, maths is a human activity. But are numbers objective? - Again no, they're things we've invented to represent certain concepts. Are these concepts objective? -- Actually, I have no idea!"

Interesting questions! So forgive my geekiness here, but there's actually research linking tone deafness with phonemic awareness struggles. In other words, there's research linking being tone deaf with having one of the key components of dyslexia. Put simply - you're spot on, it's possible (though with all these things there are few certainties) that dyslexia can actually cause tone deafness! Regarding the whistling - well it could be that if you have either dyslalia, or oromotor dyspraxia, then you may struggle to form the shapes with your mouth that allow you to whistle. I whistle a lot, but badly, and it took me years and years to develop the ability to do it - *way* later than most people, and with a ton of practice! And I still can't whistle in the way that most people can (and I can't "wolf whistle" or "cat call whistle"). And I'm dyspraxic as well as dyslexic. I love it when people ask questions like yours - they're fascinating, and really help join the dots where a lot of issues are concerned.

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Interesting question. It might be difficult to find too many psychological theories of dyslexia, as almost no organisation defines it as a psychological issue. There are certainly psychological issues that *come from* being dyslexic, as in trauma and mental health problems that people can suffer because of abuse or neglect or being undervalued throughout childhood or bullying, etc. Would those be the kinds of things you might be looking for?

I'm pleased to inform you it's successfully resolved.Thank you for your consideration.💞@@DyslexiaBytes

Actually @fareahanif8329 perhaps I misunderstood your question. I gave it some thought this morning and realised I might have not given you the answer you needed. Both the British Psychological Society and the American Psychological Association have their own definitions (if not theories) of dyslexia; and dyslexia is often assessed by educational psychologists. This means that while dyslexia isn't defined as a psychological issue, it's still defined and understood by psychologists. Perhaps these definitions / understandings can help a bit? 1. British Psychological Society (from 1999, so quite a while ago now): Dyslexia is "when accurate and fluent word reading and / or spelling develops very incompletely or with great difficulty. This focuses on literacy learning at the ‘word level’ and implies that the problem is severe and persistent despite appropriate learning opportunities”. They updated this but they haven't really been clear about a specific definition, it's more that they're exploring a lot of definitions that seem to be floating around the literature. What they have come out with however is that it is ”marked and persistent problems at the word level of the NLS curricular framework” (BPS 2005 p20). Please note, the NLS is non-statutory guidance, a 'Framework for Teaching' which sets out objectives for children from Reception to Year 6. 2. American Psychological Association: Dyslexia is a "Specific Learning Disorder with impairment in reading". 3. DSM-5: The DSM-5 definition considers dyslexia to be an "SLD" - a subtype of a Specific Learning Disorder - which is itself a particular type of neurodevelopmental disorder that "impedes the ability to learn or use specific academic skills (e.g., reading, writing, or arithmetic), which are the foundation for other academic learning. The learning difficulties are ‘unexpected’ in that other aspects of development seem to be fine". As an aside, you might find this video interesting, it goes into these definitions and more! - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gM6RqbGHyN27hKM.html Forgive me for answering too hastily, I hope this is helpful. ✊

Actually I've managed to sort out my work @DyslexiaBytes but your knowledge and expertise have been incredibly valuable to me, and I truly appreciate your support. Thank you for your consideration.💞

I'm so sorry. If you're still looking for help, wherever you are in the world, perhaps you'd like to look at my Dyslexia Map, where I'm plotting dyslexia-focused organisations onto a Google Map, all around the globe. If you'd like to, please take a look at it here: www.TheDyslexiaMap.com ❤

@@DyslexiaBytes man the amount of times my teachers would make me redo my papers cuz they couldn’t read my hand writing 🥲I just gave up

I feel you my friend. Horrible wasn't it. ❤‍🩹

🤣 Good point! 🤣