The reason your state doesn't classify "dyslexia" as a disability is because it is a symptom rather than a cause. Dyslexia is a reading dysfunction. In many cases (like mine) the cause is mixed dominance. Most people easily identify their dominant hand--right or left, although a small number are ambidextrous, but they may not realize is that we also have a dominant eye, ear, and foot. Most people's dominance is aligned on one side or the other, with right (handed), being the most common. The right-dominant eye sends information to the left brain hemisphere, which is generally where language, logic, and analytical thinking are centered. The right brain focuses more on emotions, color and creativity. Visual language information sent to the wrong side is harder to decode, so the person has reading difficulties. In many cases, covering the dominant eye with a patch may result in dramatic improvements in reading speed and comprehension. (BTW, lefties operate the same, only the brain task areas are reversed.)

Sorry--The sentence should read: "...but they may not realize that we also have a dominant eye..." I'm also blessed with OCD. ;-)