The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) defines dyslexia as a brain-based type of learning disability that specifically impairs a person's ability to read (see here). The ...

The parents of the advocacy group Decoding Dyslexia Wisconsin pressed for years to see this 11-word definition enshrined in state law: “Dyslexia means a specific learning disability that is ...

Fact: Today one in five students have a language-based learning problem. Of these students, 80% struggle with some form of Dyslexia. The term dyslexia is composed of two roots: Dys meaning difficulty ...

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“If you have dyslexia, you have a superpower,” says Gaby Edwards, a speech language pathologist at The Odyssey School just outside Baltimore. “Because in order to be diagnosed with dyslexia, your ...

A new definition of dyslexia is needed to more accurately describe the learning disorder and give those struggling with dyslexia the specific support they require, suggests new research. Dyslexia has ...

Dyslexia isn’t just a learning difficulty, and to mark Dyslexia Awareness Month, Lisa Salmon asks what dyslexic children’s ...

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty in which genes often play a role. How do genes associated with dyslexia relate to brain structure in the general population? In a large-scale study, a team of ...

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