Reading Disorder
Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). Also called reading disability, dyslexia affects areas of the brain that process language.
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Wiki Number: PW182
Diagnosis: Reading Disorder
US Patients: 5-17% of the population
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Symptoms: Reading disorder breaks down into alexia (acquired dyslexia), developmental dislexia, and hyperlexia (way above average reading)
Progression: Dyslexia includes phonological (difficulty with processing sounds), rapid visual-verbal responding, and spelling.
Causes: Intelligence of dyslexics is normal, not less. Problems can be genetic. Verbal memory may also be slower.
Medications: None listed.//Dyslexia has three cognitive subtypes:auditory, visual and attentive)
Therapies: None listed, but reading specialists and local groups that tutor children, like “Raising Readers.”
Youtube Video: What are the Signs of a Reading Disorder?
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Helping your Child with Language-Based Learning Disabilities

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- Drinking among university students with a history of reading difficulties: motivational and personality risk factors for hazardous levels of consumptionby Elizabeth MacKay on August 17, 2022
An increasing number of students are entering university with reading difficulties-whether they be diagnosed or self-reported. Research demonstrates that university students who self-report a history of reading difficulties (HRD) have lower academic achievement and higher anxiety about academic performance as compared to peers without this history (NRD). Here we study other aspects of HRD students' university experiences, focusing on alcohol consumption. Specifically, we investigated the...
- Ultrarare Coding Variants and Cognitive Function in Schizophreniaby Hugo D J Creeth on August 17, 2022
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: The findings of this study suggest that URCVs contribute to variance in cognitive function in schizophrenia, with partly independent associations before and after onset of the disorder. Although the estimated effect sizes were small, future studies may show that the effect sizes will be greater with better annotation of pathogenic variants. Genomic data may contribute to identifying those at particularly high risk of cognitive impairment in whom early remedial or...
- Rhythmic serious games as an inclusive tool for music-based interventionsby Simone Dalla Bella on August 17, 2022
Technologies, such as mobile devices or sets of connected sensors, provide new and engaging opportunities to devise music-based interventions. Among the different technological options, serious games offer a valuable alternative. Serious games can engage multisensory processes, creating a rich, rewarding, and motivating rehabilitation setting. Moreover, they can be targeted to specific musical features, such as pitch production or synchronization to a beat. Because serious games are typically...
- A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials on Lumateperone and Its Effects on Body Weightby Ritvij M Satodiya on August 17, 2022
CONCLUSIONS: Lumateperone displays minimal to no weight gain among participants in the studies reviewed.