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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 top 10 Read on »
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... patterns and the genetic link The symptoms of mild dyslexia in adults The classic warning signs in children Why most dyslexic children don't qualify for special ed Research Read on »
Dyslexia Research Study by Shane H. Patient Expert Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 9:56pm . Data from that test alone will help contribute to the understanding of dyslexia. Then, your family will be contacted from time to time with offers to participate in other... 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 Read on »
NY Times Article on the Benefits of Dyslexia by Eric W. Patient Expert Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:04am So Dyslexia has it's advantages after all as this article in the NY Times a tests too... Is the benefit being dyslexic being some one who overcame dyslexia? Ny Times Article about Dyslexia at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/business/06dyslexia.html Does finding a silver lining mean the cloud is not all bad? As a entrepreneur am I Read on »
Study: Dyslexia not related to intelligence. Implications for discrepancy model? by Alvaro F. Healthy Living Professional Posted Sun 06 Nov 2011 9:15am NIH-funded study finds dyslexia not tied to IQ (NIH press release): At left, brain areas active in typically developing readers engaged in a rhyming task. Shown at right is the brain area activated in poor readers involved in the same task. - “Regardless of high or low overall scores on an IQ test, children with dyslexia show similar Read on »
The Quagmire of Opinion vs Fact in Dyslexia by Eric W. Patient Expert Posted Thu 22 Jan 2009 3:54pm it was discovered that dyslexia can be tested and found in 20% of the population regardless of I.Q. While it is true that many dyslexic or LDS people are gifted at speaking or talking... - tested and demonstrated in written and verbel tests consitently over and over again. I give you the definition of dyslexia by http://www.medterms.com Definition of Dyslexia Read on »
Balance and Dyslexia by Your Therapy Source Posted Sun 20 Mar 2011 10:13pm Recent research attempted to determine is there is a connection with balance skills and reading speed. Ninety four children with a familial risk of dyslexia were compared to 85 children without a risk of dyslexia. The results showed that children with a risk of dyslexia had more problems with balance and reading. Testing indicated that attention Read on »
Common Myths About Dyslexia by Shelley Dannenberg Patient Expert Posted Mon 29 Aug 2011 12:00am Read about 15 Common Myths of Dyslexia including: 1. Reversing letters is a definitive sign of dyslexia. 2. Dyslexia cannot be diagnosed in young children. 3. Dyslexia is caused by poor teaching. 4. The solution for dyslexia is to have children read aloud more often. 5. If a child can read, he does not have dyslexia. Read on »
The Science of Reading and Dyslexia by Shelley Dannenberg Patient Expert Posted Thu 09 Jul 2009 6:09pm For anyone looking for a concise, research-based article explaining Dyslexia, The Science of Reading and Dyslexia is a must read. Especially informative is the section about Dyslexia Management- Accommodations. The article details: The Definition of Dyslexia The Basic Facts About Dyslexia The Cognitive Basis For Dyslexia- Brain 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... of their vocabularies. The researchers classified 25 adolescents as having dyslexia based on their scores in these tests. The researchers used the term dyslexia Read on »