An interesting discussion on this morning's BBC Breakfast (circa 08.15) on Dyslexia - the incidence of which seems to have grown exponentially over the last 20 years - from just under 5000 in the mid 1990s to 104,000 a couple of years ago. During the discussion, which probably warrants a separate thread in and of itself, one of the debaters noted that there is a lot of hype around coloured lenses to help dyslexic people with their reading, even though there is no scientific evidence that supports the hype. His 'opponent', a spokeswoman for the British Dyslexia Association, explained that she is dyslexic, wears coloured lens and they help her with her reading, something that many other dyslexics confirm. She argued that this experiential evidence is just as valid as the 'hard' scientific evidence against the lenses.
Apologies for moving away from Egyptology and other exciting topics!!
