Most people think that dyslexia causes people to reverse letters and numbers and see words backwards. But reversals happen as a normal part of development, and are seen in many kids until first or second grade. The main problem in dyslexia is trouble recognizing phonemes (pronounced: FO-neems).

What is it called when you write backwards?

Mirror-writing is the production of letters, words or sentences in reverse direction, so that they look normal when viewed in a mirror. ... Since Western scripts typically run from left to right, this reversed form is also known as levography (Critchley, 1928) or sinistrad writing (Streifler & Hofman, 1976).

What are the 4 types of dyslexia?