Some people doubt that the concept of developmental dyslexia (DD) is useful at all because
the phonological weaknesses seen in DD cannot be distinguished from those found in every …

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 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 …

Five to ten per cent of school-age children fail to learn to read in spite of normal intelligence,
adequate environment and educational opportunities. Thus defined, developmental dyslexia …

Developmental dyslexia, or specific reading disability, is a disorder in which children with
normal intelligence and sensory abilities show learning deficits for reading. Substantial …

Our visual system can process information at both conscious and unconscious levels.
Understanding the factors that control whether a stimulus reaches our awareness, and the …

There is strong converging evidence suggesting that developmental dyslexia stems from a
phonological processing deficit. However, this hypothesis has been challenged by the …

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of several specific neurocognitive functions
in developmental dyslexia (DD). The performances of 60 dyslexic children and 65 age …

Background: We assessed motion processing in a group of high functioning children with
autism and a group of typically developing children, using a coherent motion detection task …

Background: Developmental dyslexia is a specific disorder of reading and spelling that
affects 3–9% of school-age children and adults. Contrary to the view that it results solely …