You might know of dyslexia as a reading disorder, but years of research suggests that people with dyslexia might struggle with processing letters because they also have trouble processing rhythm.
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Sources:
https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-26/edition-2/dyslexia-%E2%80%93-tune-out-time
https://www.dyslexia-international.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DI-Duke-Report-final-4-29-14.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749596X10000781
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3788100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108552/
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