This page attempts to document how we are approaching the need to present a worldwide view of dyslexia.
The essential problem is that there is much more information available about dyslexia in English speakers than for any other language. This makes it very difficult to present a "balanced" view of dyslexia in different languages and different writing systems.
The discussion occurred on the Wikiproject Dyslexia Talk page. So that it doesn't get lost in an archive, the discussion is included below so we know why we're doing what we're doing --- hopefully this will help us avoid going around in circles should we decide to change our approach at some point.
Guideline for globalizing dyslexia articles:
- Assume that our primary subject matter is dyslexia among English-speakers, and write from this perspective.
- Where there is a significant amount of information about dyslexia in another language or another writing system, include that information in context. (As in the Orthographies and dyslexia article.)
- Add a section in the main dyslexia article -- or if the section gets too big, create another article == title the section or article "Dyslexia around the world" or something similar. Summarize what we know about dyslexia in languages other than English and writing systems other than the one we use.
- Over time, as more secondary sources become available about dyslexia in other languages, add more "worldly" information then.
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