Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Dyslexia has a new definition for the first time in over two decades, in a shift that could change how schools and policymakers identify and support students with the learning disorder.

The updated definition, published in the journal Annals of Dyslexia, makes three key changes to the previous standard set in 2002: it removes the reliance on IQ tests for diagnosis, expands its scope beyond English and Western European languages, and calls for earlier identification of the condition.

Under the old definition, a student needed to show a 15-point gap between their IQ score and reading ability to qualify as dyslexic -- a threshold that locked many struggling children out of support, according to The Independent.

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