A new bill under consideration in the Illinois Statehouse would require students to be screened for dyslexia to attend a public school.

Senate Bill 1672 would require students to be tested for dyslexia as early as kindergarten through third grade, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.

The bill was introduced in February by Sen. Christopher Belt (D-E. St. Louis) and is currently being processed by the committee.

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ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia often co-occur, and the underlying continuous traits are correlated (ADHD symptoms, reading, spelling, and math skills). This may be explained by trait-to-trait causal effects, shared genetic and environmental factors, or both. We studied a sample of ≤ 19,125 twin children and 2,150 siblings from the Netherlands Twin Register, assessed at ages 7 and 10. Children with a condition, compared to those without that condition, were 2.1 to 3.1 times more likely to have a second condition. Still, most children (77.3%) with ADHD, dyslexia, or dyscalculia had just one condition. Cross-lagged modeling suggested that reading causally influences spelling (β = 0.44). For all other trait combinations, cross-lagged modeling suggested that the trait correlations are attributable to genetic influences common to all traits, rather than causal influences. Thus, ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia seem to co-occur because of correlated genetic risks, rather than causality.

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A new documentary is out that spotlights a group of mothers in their journey to help their children with dyslexia get a proper education.

The film, ‘Left Behind,’ was made with the goal to open a New York City-based school specifically focused on helping children with dyslexia.

It worked, which led to the South Bronx Literacy Academy opening in 2023.

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Only 1 in 5 Dyslexics believe their workplace understands their strengths: how leaders can better understand Dyslexic Thinking skills – and how to leverage them

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the “Neurodiversity and the Holidays” survey found:

• More than half of adults with ADHD say that it affects their ability to organize and finish tasks (56%) or buy gifts on time (52%).
• Half of adults with learning and thinking differences say that their neurodivergence impacts their holiday season financially with budgeting (52%) and socially with attending and participating in holiday events (52%).
• Many adults, both with and without learning and thinking differences, can use guidance when buying gifts for neurodivergent friends/relatives (46%) and neurodivergent kids (55%).
• Half of adults with ADHD (49%) say that their ADHD impacts their ability to buy their loved ones gifts.

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