Could my future child have dyslexia?

[LoveGherkins]

Hello ladies, hope weekend is going well. I wonder if anyone could advise on the matter. We have just found out that my nephew has dyslexia. I don't have much details but he very obviously struggles to read, apart from that he's bright kid.

Neither our nor my sister's in law parents have dyslexia. However, our paternal grandmother was never able to read. When we were kids we were explained that the family didn't have enough money to let her go to school (it might be partially true but I think what has actually happened is that she wasn't doing well at school and simply decision was made she will be better off helping out at home instead. She had 6 other siblings and all of them went to school/could read and write) She's not uk based. Apart from reading and writing she was bright women.

I think nowadays it's easier to deal with it, but obviously it comes with it's own challenges. I'm trying for a baby (not very successfully but that's another topic) and wonder why are the chances my future child could have it too? It would be great if someone more educated on the matter could share opinion/some insights on this

This is easily googled OP
exceptionalindividuals.com/about-us/blog/is-dyslexia-genetic/

@ofwarren thanks for looking into this. I did google the matter and read the very article you've sent me. Most articles mentions mother and father but I couldn't see anything covering grandparents and likelihood of passing it over. Again, I didn't complete detailed research on the matter as it never occurred to me before. Hence reaching out to opinions here.

I don’t know. My son is dyslexic (can read and write well but struggles with working memory and maths ) it doesn’t run in either of our families.

I wouldn’t worry. They main thing is early diagnosis then you can be make sure he/she gets the necessary support at school. Deal with it if it happens. My son is very bright, highly creative and very emotionally intelligent. I have no doubt he’ll do well. Parental support and early diagnosis is key.

As an aside some companies actively employ dyslexic people as they look at the bigger picture/bring creativity to the organisation. It really isn’t like it was in the 70s.

My ds has dyslexia and here and there throughout the cousins there are children with dyslexia on both mine and dhs side... Since it wasn't really diagnosed until pretty recently who knows what was in previous generations.
I wouldn't even give it one thought when planning a baby as if it arises you will deal with it.

Plenty of high functioning dyslexics. Early assessment and learn to navigate the neurotypical world and you have a great advantage. There’s many more of us around than people are aware of in top jobs because we don’t declare it to employers

Thank you ladies for sharing experiences and your views on this 💐

@Delatron it interesting to see that in your case there even wasn't anyone who had dyslexia.i suppose as @junebirthdaygirl said if it happens you just have to deal with it and that's it