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FREE Dyslexia Presentation by Shelley Dannenberg Patient Expert

Posted Thu 15 Apr 2010 12:00am Dyslexia Testing & Information Services, LLC and the Miamisburg City Schools are proud to offer a FREE 3 hour dyslexia presentation given by Susan Barton , a leading dyslexia expert and founder of Bright Solutions for Dyslexia . When: May 7, 2010 Time: 6-9 p.m. Where: Miamisburg City Schools Memorial Building 540 East P ... Read on »

Brain Activity Pattern Signals Ability to Compensate for Dyslexia by Medline Plus Posted Mon 20 Dec 2010 4:09pm Brain scans of dyslexic adolescents who were later able to compensate for their dyslexia showed a distinct pattern of brain activity when compared to scans of adolescents who were unable to compensate, reported researchers funded in part by the U.S. National Inst ... Read on »

Dyslexia Research Study by Shane H. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 9:56pm I recently came across the following information on LD Online and wanted to share it with you. Do you have a child with severe dyslexia? Are you willing to help improve instruction of children with learning disabilities by allowing them to participate in research studies? If so, consider joining the Dyslexia Research Registry ... Read on »

Study Finds Dyslexia Not Tied to IQ by Medline Plus Posted Thu 03 Nov 2011 3:40pm Regardless of high or low overall scores on an IQ test, children with dyslexia show similar patterns of brain activity, according to researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health. The results call into question the discrepancy model — the practice of classifying a child as ... Read on »

Grant Funds Genetic Test for Dyslexia by Shelley Dannenberg Patient Expert

Posted Mon 22 Jun 2009 11:54pm Yale University has won a $5.2 million dollar grant to conduct studies in locating genes involved with dyslexia. The research will be led by Dr. Jeffrey Gruen, an associate professor at the Department of Pediatrics, Genetics, and Investigative Medicine at Yale. Gruen's discovery of the DCDC2 gene involved in dyslexia was named one of the t ... Read on »

10 Best Dyslexia Resources Online in 2010. by Eric W. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 02 Jan 2010 9:01am This list is up for revision - so if you have better resources to offer let me know. If on the other hand you want me to sell something for you - please give me money or don't bother me. I personally find much of what is written about dyslexia is either disingenuous or downright ignorant. The writing is not meant to empower the students, ... Read on »

The ‘Connectivity’ Link between Autism and Dyslexia by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:01pm by Emily L. Williams In an article currently in press in The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, University of Louisville researcher, Dr. Manuel Casanova, provides tantalizing evidence supporting his theory of altered neural connectivity in dyslexia. Casanova proposes that the underlying deficits in dyslexia are due to an in ... Read on »

Exercises during pre-school age may prevent dyslexia by GoToSee Healthy Living Professional

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Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 11:03am The characteristics of linguistic development in children are the early signs of the risk of developing reading and writing disabilities i.e. dyslexia. Exercises may prove an effective way to tackle the challenges faced by children when they first learn to read, new Finnish research suggests. The research looked at how to predict dyslex ... Read on »

Dyslexia, Brain, ADD and Irlen Syndrome: Scotopic Sensitivity Case Report by Chuck Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 16 Sep 2008 4:59am ADD Diagnostics: SPECT findings of ADD were confirmed by psychological testing - but Irlen Syndrome findings arise only from a careful history. And the treatment? - Colored glasses... read on. Presenting problems with a recent SPECT review of an accomplished professional [with significant occupational reading requirements] included sever ... Read on »

Glasses for Dyslexia? by Shane H. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:01pm

2 Comments What would you say if I told you that glasses could help your child's dyslexia? Yes, glasses. Dr. Robert Dahlem, in an effort to help his own dyslexic son, has created glasses (called RAD prism) to help children who suffer from this reading disability read better. The glasses do not correct near or farsightedness. They simply "...redi ... Read on »