Wow! thats harsh that his Dad was so cruel! Very glad to hear that he is doing so well now.
I do know of various different degrees of dyslexia as someone already said it is quite common. Certainly going by the number of people I know who are dyslexic anyway.
Most of the people I know who are dyslexic are late 30's & upwards so I guess for them it is a case of just getting on with it.
Not sure why you mentioned the spell check to me! (What did I spell wrong?) Although on the occasions when I use it I always assume its the first answer on the list that's correct
But then I'm just an ass & not dyslexic. Also I see so much bad spelling & grammar on social media & forums from loads of people that arent dyslexic, just lazy. x