Sometimes it is hard for parents to tell the good information from the bad about dyslexia. Omega-3 fish oils is a particularly troublesome area. Many companies hype them as miracle cures for a range of problems. Newspapers run big stories on how they can change terrible children into bright, obedient angels and the next week run another story on why omega-3 is overrated.

Myomancy takes the approach that the simple answer is that there is no simple answer. The science is new and our understanding of what omega-3 does or doesn’t do is limited. Parents have to put some time in to understand issues involved in treating dyslexia with fish oils. To help, Myomancy has been keeping tack of developments and has a handy round of Omega-3 and dyslexia.

Fish oils rich in omega-3 have been reported to calm ADHD child in just 15 weeks. Other studies have similar benefits: ADHD and Omega Fish Oils.


Omega 3 & 6 can help more than dyslexia and ADHD. It has been linked to mental and physical health problems. After a mining accident Randal McCloy Jr. suffered CO2 poisoning and was left in coma. Large doses of omega-3 have been credited in his remarkable recovery.


Don’t know you EPA from your AA then read ALA to DHA: The Fish Oil Alphabet to learn how Omega-3 and Omega-6 are just the start of a complex process.

Find out more from Myomancy in their dedicated dyslexia section.