Background In domains other than language, there is fairly consistent diagnostic
terminology to refer to children's developmental difficulties. For instance, the terms …

Background Most children learn language effortlessly, but a minority struggle to master their
native tongue for no obvious reason. This is known as specific language impairment …

The Dyslexia Debate examines how we use the term" dyslexia" and questions its efficacy as
a diagnosis. While many believe that a diagnosis of dyslexia will shed light on a reader's …

The late 19th neurological concept of dyslexia had 3 crucial elements: selectively poor
reading, with unaffected other cognitive skills and a genetic background. The contemporary …

The genetic basis of complex neurological disorders involving language are poorly
understood, partly due to the multiple additive genetic risk factors that are thought to be …

Any account of “what is special about the human brain”(Passingham 2008) must specify the
neural basis of our unique ability to produce speech and delineate how these remarkable …

Developmental dyslexia (DD) is a complex neurodevelopmental deficit characterized by
impaired reading acquisition, in spite of adequate neurological and sensorial conditions …

Dyslexia is a highly heritable learning disorder with a complex underlying genetic
architecture. Over the past decade, researchers have pinpointed a number of candidate …

Abstract Background Learning Disorders (LD) are complex diseases that affect about 2-10%
of the school-age population. We performed neuropsychological and psychopathological …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous
condition characterized by the presence of repetitive/restrictive behaviors and variable …