How to Say "Dyslexia" in Italian

dislessia

feminine

The English phrase "dyslexia" is translated into Italian as dislessia.

dislessia is a noun used to refer to the learning disability.

Meaning: learning disability (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

dislessia is a feminine noun.

While English often uses 'dyslexic' as an adjective to describe a person, Italian speakers more commonly use the phrase persona con dislessia to avoid defining the person by the condition.
The Italian term dislessia shares its linguistic root with lessico, which means 'lexicon' or 'vocabulary'.
In Italy, the 'Law 170' specifically protects the rights of students with dislessia to avoid being penalized for spelling errors in school.

Tom soffre di dislessia.
Tom suffers from dyslexia.
This sentence is useful for expressing that someone suffers from dislessia.
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La dislessia è un disturbo di apprendimento che riguarda la lettura.
Dyslexia is a learning disorder that affects reading.
La dislessia può essere gestita con il supporto giusto.
Dyslexia can be managed with the right support.
Molti studenti hanno una leggera dislessia.
Many students have mild dyslexia.

Two friends are discussing a school project about learning disabilities.

Alessandro

Quale argomento hai scelto per la ricerca?
Which topic did you choose for the research?
Sofia

Ho deciso di parlare della dislessia.
I decided to talk about dyslexia.
Alessandro

È un tema molto interessante, Sofia.
It is a very interesting theme, Sofia.
Sofia

Sì, voglio spiegare come si affronta.
Yes, I want to explain how to deal with it.

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