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Doctors flip view of dyslexia

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When most people think of the word “dyslexia,” they think of someone who writes letters backward, said Bainbridge Island mom Charlotte Rovelstad.

“Typically, as a parent, you realize your child is not progressing as expected in reading, writing or math, and that’s your entryway into dyslexia,” she said.

That was the case for her when her bright child came home from school discouraged and falling behind.

Rovelstad embarked on a mission to educate herself about dyslexia and in so doing came upon the work of Dr. Brock Eide, and Dr. Fernette Eide.

The Seattle-based doctors, authors of “The Dyslexic Advantage” and “The Mislabeled Child,” cite brain research that turns the common stereotype about dyslexia on its head.

Those who fall under the category of dyslexic are not slow or dumb, they say, but have unique brain structure and organization that processes information in a completely different way than the general population.

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How to Cure Dyslexia

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Some time ago I received a letter from England that was written by an intelligent, accomplished and motivated adult who had a “reading problem.” He had been taught to read by the look-say method and exhibited the usual symptoms of dyslexia, and he wanted to know how to cure his disability.

He had read one of my articles on dyslexia and wrote:

It was extremely interesting, logical and above all explained the whole problem. It gave me important clues as to my own disabilities with reading and writing. I do’nt [sic] remember which method of reading I was taught, but I am positive it was the look-say method; this would certainly explain my difficulties in reading and writing as a child; and to this day I still have problems with reading or should I say misreading and especially spelling.

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Reduced Brain Activity Seen in Prereaders With Dyslexia Risk

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Prereading children with a family history of developmental dyslexia (DD) show reduced activity in the bilateral occipitotemporal and left temporoparietal brain regions during phonological processing exercises, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Nora Maria Raschle, Ph.D., from the Children’s Hospital Boston, and colleagues analyzed functional magnetic resonance imaging scans taken in 36 prereading children during phonological processing exercises to identify functional networks. Eighteen children with a familial risk for DD (average age, 66.5 months) were compared with 18 age- and IQ-matched controls.

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Dyslexic Kids Show Brain Changes at an Early Age

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Young children at risk for developing dyslexia showed abnormalities on functional MRI (fMRI) brain scans even before they began learning to read, researchers found.

Children who have a family history of developmental dyslexia showed significantly lower activation of the bilateral occipitotemporal and left temporoparietal regions (P<0.005) on fMRI than controls, according to Nadine Gaab, MD, of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and colleagues.

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Pain, skin protection and dyslexia

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Dyslexia is a developmental disability which can hinder a child’s learning to read and write, and sometimes speak.

The severity can be mild or severe, but the sooner its diagnosed, the better a child can develop.

Now researchers say brain MRI’s can spot dyslexia before a child starts school.

Thirty-six preschool-age children were studied. Those with a family history of dyslexia had reduced brain activity when compared with the control group children.

Since developmental dyslexia responds to early intervention, diagnosing children at risk before or during kindergarten could head off difficulties and frustration in school.

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Participants Needed for NYC Dyslexia Research

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Are you interested in participating in research about DYSLEXIA?

Language researchers at Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center are looking for:
• People who ONLY HAVE dyslexia
• People who HAVE dyslexia as well as another learning disability or multiple learning disabilities (ADD/ADHD, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, etc.)
• People who DO NOT have dyslexia, but have a PARENT, SIBLING, or CHILD with dyslexia

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