Mom Seeks Advice Over Fears She Ruined Daughter S Life With Certain Name
In a post shared to the U.K.-based online forum Mumsnet under the handle Leolala, the concerned parent said she named her daughter “Alexia” and is now regretting it. “At the time of her birth I was aware of dyslexia [as a] term but it was not everywhere like it is now and it never occurred to either of us that alexia is also a medical term,” she said. Alexia refers to a type of acquired dyslexia that can develop as a result of a traumatic brain injury, stroke or dementia....