“Some people don’t really believe in it” : the discursive construction of dyslexia among adolescents identified as dyslexic

Young people identified as dyslexic will encounter numerous discourses of dyslexia from the media, teachers, parents, peers, and psychologists. As dyslexia is not a visible condition, it is through these discourses that it is primarily understood.

To date, there has been limited research focusing on how young people with dyslexia understand and discursively construct the term. Critical discursive psychology and reflexive thematic analysis were conducted on the transcript of a group discussion between five adolescents identified as dyslexic. The current study aimed to explore how young people with dyslexia construct the term, position themselves, and formulate their experiences in a group discussion, while also considering the discursive strategies they employ.