Results for category: Learning Differences
Dyslexia and Visuospatial Processing Strengths: New Research Sheds Light
By Carolyn Cowen
Do people with dyslexia have superior “visuospatial processing” abilities compared to those without dyslexia?
It is an intriguing question. Anecdotal reports and clinical observations dating back to the earliest days of dyslexia’s discovery1 support the popular belief that dyslexia has upsides, particularly in visuospatial domains. Now, science is providing tantalizing new hints that might move […]
Read More....DSM-5 Changes in Diagnostic Criteria for Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD): What are the Implications?
By Rosemary Tannock, Ph.D.
Q: What is SLD1 according to DSM-5?
A: DSM-5 considers SLD to be a type of Neurodevelopmental Disorder2 that impedes the ability to learn or use specific academic skills (e.g., reading, writing, or arithmetic), which are the foundation for other academic learning. The learning difficulties are ‘unexpected’ in that other aspects of development seem […]
Read More....What Is Dyslexia?
By Glenda Thorne, Ph.D.
More often than not, people think that dyslexia is a problem with seeing letters or words backwards and/or writing letters or words backwards. Dyslexia is not a deficit in the visual processing system; however, it is a language processing problem. The hallmark characteristic of dyslexia is a breakdown in what is called […]
Read More....Learning Disabilities And Early Intervention Strategies
by G. Reid Lyon Ph.D.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Statement by G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D. Chief, Child Development and Behavior Branch National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
On LEARNING DISABILITIES AND EARLY INTERVENTION STRATEGIES For Subcommittee on Education Reform Committee on Education and the Workforce U.S. House of […]
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