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Dyslexia is a learning disability that makes itself manifest primarily as a difficulty with the visual notation of speech or written language, particularly with reading the various man-made writing systems. It is separate and distinct from reading difficulties resulting from other causes, such as a non-neurological deficiency with vision or hearing, or from poor or inadequate reading instruction. This suggests that dyslexia results from differences in how the brain processes written and spoken language.

Speech Pathology Australia raises awareness about Developmental Language Disorder

Speech Pathology Australia is driving a campaign in Australia to shed light on a hidden condition that affects on average two children in every classroom.

19 Oct 2018

Green filters increase reading speed for children with dyslexia

Reading, one of the most difficult activities for children with dyslexia, can be improved by the use of green filters.

19 Oct 2018

EMBO’s long-term fellowships support advanced research by funding postdoctoral scientists

Committed to scientific excellence, since the 1960s, the European Molecular Biology Organization has helped thousands of early-career scientists through its fellowship programme.

1 Oct 2018

Scientists use machine learning to better predict learning difficulties in children

Scientists using machine learning - a type of artificial intelligence - with data from hundreds of children who struggle at school, identified clusters of learning difficulties which did not match the previous diagnosis the children had been given.

30 Sep 2018

NEDBELS project examines impact of neurodiversity concept on legal systems

Advances in science are deepening the understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, Asperger’s and dyslexia.

17 Aug 2018

Researchers find link between resilience to dyslexia and gray matter in the brain

Dyslexia, a reading disorder, is characterized by a difficulty in "decoding" -- navigating between the visual form and sounds of a written language.

24 Jul 2018

Research shines spotlight on placenta's critical role in genetic risk for schizophrenia

Hiding in plain sight, new research shines a spotlight on the placenta's critical role in nature versus nurture debate and how it confers risk for schizophrenia and likely other neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD, autism, and Tourette syndrome.

28 May 2018

New research project aims at developing effective interventions for kids with DLD

In an average kindergarten class of 30 students, about two are experiencing developmental language disorder, meaning they learn language more slowly than their peers. While DLD is just as common as dyslexia or ADHD, fewer people have heard of the disorder, and less research and funding go into developing effective interventions.

25 May 2018

Tax-funded mental health programs not always easy to find

Back in 2008, Mary Hogden was homeless, living on the streets of Berkeley, Calif. "I got beat up really badly out there," says Hogden, 62. "It's not a safe place for women."

30 Apr 2018

New AI method optimizes touchscreen interfaces for users with disabilities

Researchers at Aalto University, Finland, and Kochi University of Technology, Japan, developed a new algorithmic approach to user interface optimization that takes individual differences into account.

27 Mar 2018

Research could help design effective activities to train the brain to avoid dyslexia

The ability of the brain to synchronize with the tone and intonation of speech influences how language is processed. This concludes a study by the Basque research center BCBL, whose results could help design more effective activities to train the brain in order to avoid future disorders such as dyslexia.

8 Mar 2018

Study: UK GPs with dyslexia just as likely to pass licensing exam as their counterparts

UK GPs with dyslexia are just as likely to pass the knowledge component of the licensing exam as their counterparts, a new study has found.

12 Feb 2018

Scientists explore effectiveness of action video games to combat dyslexia

Many years ago, researchers began to discover the properties of action videogames for the improvement of visual attention and learning processes.

14 Dec 2017

Brain responses of children with inherited dyslexia risk predict their future reading speed

A study conducted at the Department of Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland and Jyväskylä Centre for Interdisciplinary Brain Research has found that the brain responses of infants with an inherited risk for dyslexia, a specific reading disability, predict their future reading speed in secondary school.

11 Dec 2017

Findings offer new approach for detecting dyslexia risk before children learn to read

Almost 10% of the world population suffers dyslexia. Establishing an early diagnosis would allow the development of training programs to palliate this disorder.

31 Oct 2017

Dyslexia could be the result of eye spots that confuse the brain finds study

Latest research shows that dyslexia may be the cause of inability to spot clearly. A study with a small number of participants has revealed that most persons with dyslexia have dominant spots in both their eyes that cause them to see blurred images leading to their confusion with letters and reading, spelling and writing.

19 Oct 2017

Dyslexia News and Research

Further Reading

Speech Pathology Australia raises awareness about Developmental Language Disorder

Green filters increase reading speed for children with dyslexia

EMBO’s long-term fellowships support advanced research by funding postdoctoral scientists

Scientists use machine learning to better predict learning difficulties in children

NEDBELS project examines impact of neurodiversity concept on legal systems

Researchers find link between resilience to dyslexia and gray matter in the brain

Research shines spotlight on placenta's critical role in genetic risk for schizophrenia

New research project aims at developing effective interventions for kids with DLD

Tax-funded mental health programs not always easy to find

New AI method optimizes touchscreen interfaces for users with disabilities

Research could help design effective activities to train the brain to avoid dyslexia

Study: UK GPs with dyslexia just as likely to pass licensing exam as their counterparts

Scientists explore effectiveness of action video games to combat dyslexia

Brain responses of children with inherited dyslexia risk predict their future reading speed

Findings offer new approach for detecting dyslexia risk before children learn to read

Dyslexia could be the result of eye spots that confuse the brain finds study

New report highlights need to screen children with reading difficulties for hearing problems

Daily movement program has potential to boost children’s learning

Study finds high prevalence of suicide attempts among women with learning disabilities

Study links ADHD drug use to improved reading skills among children with dyslexia

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