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Dyslexia Overview

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Experts 
warn that Dyslexia is not identified through non-phonetic assessment methods such behavioural optometry or audiology. ​​
Dyslexia Assessment
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Dyslexia Definitions
Dyslexia Types

​People talk about reading difficulties in different ways.  Here are some terms you may have heard:
  • Dyslexia
  • Reading Disorder
  • Specific Reading Disability
  • Specific Learning Disability in Basic Reading Skills
  • Specific Reading Fluency/Rate Disability
  • Developmental Dyslexia
  • Developmental Learning Disorder - With impairment in reading
  • Specific Learning Disorder - With impairment in reading 
Dyslexia Diagnostic Criteria

​So what exactly is Dyslexia?
  • It is a specific problem in the development of word reading and spelling skills
  • It affects the development of automaticity with sound-symbol connections
  • It has both a neurobiological and genetic basis
  • It is often accompanied by specific weaknesses in cognitive factors that predict poor reading and spelling
  • It is the most common Specific Learning Disorder (SLD)​

Does Dyslexia occur on its own?
  • 25 to 40% of individuals with ADHD also meet the criteria for Dyslexia
  • 15 to 35% of individuals with Dyslexia also meet the criteria for ADHD
  • Up to 50% of individuals with Dyslexia also meet the criteria for Developmental Language Disorder

Sources:
Willcutt, E. G., Pennington, B. F., & DeFries, J. C. (2000). Twin study of the etiology of comorbidity between reading disability and Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder. American Journal of Medical Genetics (Neuropsychiatric Genetics), 96, 293– 301.

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