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In November of 1986, Dr. W. Pringle Morgan of Sussex, England published the first description of a learning disorder we know today as dyslexia. He wrote about a boy who was bright and intelligent but had a difficult time learning to read, grabbing the attention of scientists. Many are still in the assumption that someone's intelligence was related to their ability to read, write, or even speak. In the earlier discovery of dyslexia, many believed the visual system to be the reason for the reversal of letters and words. Several case studies of dyslexics who are excellently skilled in comprehension and reasoning proved otherwise. Research showed that children with dyslexia are not usually prone to reversing letters or words but are unable to process the distinct language formulations. These case studies formulated a better explanation of dyslexia based on a system of speech sounds