The term "congenital word blindness" was replaced by which term?

The term "congenital word blindness" was replaced by "dyslexia." This rebranding reflects a more accurate understanding of the condition as a specific learning disability that affects reading, rather than a more general term implying a lack of the ability to read from birth. Dyslexia encompasses various cognitive and neurological factors that influence reading ability, focusing on difficulties with phonological processing, rapid visual-verbal responding, and decoding skills.

While "strephosymbolia" is an outdated term that was once used to describe similar reading difficulties, it is not commonly recognized in current educational and psychological literature and does not capture the full range of symptoms associated with dyslexia. Literacy impairment is a broader term that encompasses a wider range of reading and writing difficulties and does not specifically refer to the neurological and cognitive aspects that define dyslexia. Reading fluency issues are also a specific aspect of reading difficulties but do not specifically replace the term for the comprehensive challenges faced by individuals with dyslexia. Thus, the most appropriate term reflecting the evolution of understanding in this domain is dyslexia.