noun
dyslexia; reading disorder
Medical and educational term for a specific learning difficulty affecting reading. 読字障害 is the formal Japanese term; ディスレクシア is also commonly used.
読字障害のある子どもには、特別な支援が必要です。
Children with dyslexia need special support.
彼は読字障害と診断されたが、努力して読書を楽しめるようになった。
He was diagnosed with dyslexia, but through effort he came to enjoy reading.
Compound of 読字 (reading characters) and 障害 (disorder). The term is a direct translation of the English 'reading disorder' or 'dyslexia'.