ABSTRACT
Dyslexia is derived from Greek and translates as ‘difficulty with words’. It is a term that has wide public recognition and lacks the stigma associated with many learning difficulties. In a journal editorial introducing research looking at how concepts of dyslexia have changed over time, Snowling (2012, p. e2) notes that, ‘The science of dyslexia is well advanced’, and that views on dyslexia are converging. However, definitions of dyslexia have changed a great deal over time, competing definitions have sometimes stood in stark contrast to each other, and there is certainly not universal consensus, even today.
