[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

I agree that ADHD and ADD are frequently over-diagnosed, and in our state, if a child is on public assistance, having that diagnosis means additional money for the parent, and for the school the child attends. Financially, it's a very good thing if a school can have a child diagnosed as having some sort of disability, i.e., ADD, or ADHD.

Having said that, however, my husband, we think (who is now in his 50's and wasn't tested for this back when) struggled with dyslexia in school, but he's far from stupid. He's creative, resourceful, can figure out how to do almost anything.

[HamiltonJay]

Dyslexia is not stupidity, the only idiot I see in this topic is the “researcher” claiming it is. When the wiring from the visual to the verbal doesn’t work properly, or differently than most, struggling to associated the visual cues with their appropriate sound is not a sign of stupidity.

Calling Dyslexia a sign of stupidity, is like calling any verbal or visual disorder a sign of stupidity. Stuttering for example is another example where assuming stupidity of the individual because of a disorder is foolishness.