WHAT'S IN A NAME? 'Word blindness' was a recognised condition more than a century ago. But it was not until the 1970s that it began to be accepted by the medical establishment.

DYSLEXIA; PUBLIC health; MORGAN, Pringle; HISTORY of medicine; BRITISH history; HISTORY

The article discusses the history of dyslexia in Great Britain. It states that the history of dyslexia intersects with the history of British schooling, the changing nature of gender roles in British society, and the pioneering work of researchers and educators. It adds that a boy called Percy was the first to diagnosed by Pringle Morgan. Also discussed is the middle-class myth surrounding dyslexia.