# What is dyslexia?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Kelli Sandman-Hurley
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain, Society and politics, Languages and linguistics, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/kelli_sandman_hurley_what_is_dyslexia)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Dyslexia affects up to 1 in 5 people, but the experience of dyslexia isn't always the same. This difficulty in processing language exists along a spectrum -- one that doesn't necessarily fit with labels like "normal" and "defective." Kelli Sandman-Hurley urges us to think again about dyslexic brain function and to celebrate the neurodiversity of the human brain. \[Directed by Marc Christoforidis, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [What is dyslexia?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kelli_sandman_hurley_what_is_dyslexia/b0d464749b4a), 5 min (TED's player)