E-Readers More Beneficial for Dyslexia Than Paper
Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disorder in children. Dyslexia affects up to 7% of schoolchildren and is a major source of morbidity and costs as children develop. Efforts to find strategies to encourage easier learning for this population are a priority in primary education.
In this context, a recent study published in PLOS ONE has found that the use of e-readers among dyslexics significantly improved reading speed and comprehension, when compared with traditional presentations on paper. The research was led by Matthew Schneps, director of the Laboratory for Visual Learning at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center...
Source: Medgadget - September 20, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Ravi Parikh Tags: in the news... Neurology Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Journal Alert: Neuropsychology - Online First Publications & Volume 27, Issue 5
APA Journal alerts for: Neuropsychology Online First Publications The following articles have been published online this week before they appear in a final print and online issue of Neuropsychology: Decision-Making Deficits Persist After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Al-Khindi, Timour; Macdonald, R. Loch; Schweizer, Tom A. doi: 10.1037/neu0000003 Neuropsychological Deficits Associated With Heavy Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Are Not Exacerbated by ADHD. Glass, Leila; War...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - September 17, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
The Problem with Labeling Children with a Psychiatric Disorder
The way we label children who do poorly in school has taken a dramatic turn — in many ways for the better, in some ways for the worse.
In yesteryear, kids who didn’t perform well in school would have been labeled as no-good, lazy, defiant, incorrigible, or just plain stupid. They would be disciplined by being shamed, blamed, hit, scolded, punished, ridiculed or simply written off as hopeless cases.
Progress has been made. For the most part, we have eliminated such verbal and physical abuse. But we still must question the progress that’s been made when we replace the old labels with psychiatric diagnoses that ref...
Source: World of Psychology - September 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Linda Sapadin, Ph.D Tags: ADHD and ADD Children and Teens Disorders General Medications Parenting Personality Policy and Advocacy Psychology Self-Esteem Students Treatment Attention Deficit Disorder Cher Class Clown Conduct Disorder Defiant Disorder Source Type: blogs
#autism gene AUTS2 tied to dyslexia ADHD epilepsy ID motor delay microcephaly MORE SYMPTOMS should be part of ASD DX
"Dr. Lynn Waterhouse @autismideasfail 6 Sep http://bit.ly/17WbZVi #autism gene AUTS2 tied to dyslexia ADHD epilepsy ID motor delay microcephaly MORE SYMPTOMS should be part of ASD DX"
The above Tweet by Dr. Lynn Waterhouse, author of Rethinking Autism: Variation and Complexity, who also worked with Dr. Lorna Wing on the APA DSM-III-R diagnostic criteria for autism, should be read by any existing DSM5 committee members charged with developing modifications to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. The DSM-5 has doubled down on the failed approach of simplifying autism contrary to sol...
Source: Facing Autism in New Brunswick - September 10, 2013 Category: Autism Authors: H L Doherty Source Type: blogs
Battery 650 for e-cig littleborough now lives in france
We have misspelled a good deal and stuck a whole lot on this submit myself however the syntax can be horrible. I’m dyslexic and also wanted to ask the amount spelling is absolutely re also asked not just a question I needed to ask them in the appointment techniques because it tends to make us [...] (Source: Carin' For Karen)
Source: Carin' For Karen - September 7, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Sidneyuhc Tags: Life in general Source Type: blogs
Do Your ADHD Children Have An ADHD Role Model? Here’s One
Do Your ADHD Children Have An ADHD Role Model? Here’s OnePost from: Adult ADD Strengths
Role models can be real life people or fictional characters. Here’s a fictional teenage character that has ADHD and Dyslexia.
This guest post is written by Corinne. Corinne writes about her (mis)adventures as the mother of five young children, trying to make the most of their years together, one resolution at a time. Check out her blog at 5for50project.
At the bottom of this review, she’ll talk about how Rick Riordan’s books inspired her daughter.
Review of ADHD Friendly Rick Riordan Book Lightning Thief
This ...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - August 24, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Pete Quily Tags: ADD / ADHD Strengths Source Type: blogs
Video Games May Treat Dyslexia: Scientific American [feedly]
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Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - August 1, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Knowledge Alert - JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
This study extends previous research and examines whether working memory(WM) is associated with multiple measures of concurrent socialfunctioning (peer rejection, overall social competence, relationalaggression, physical aggression, and conflict resolutions skills) intypically developing fourth- and fifth-grade children (N = 116). Poorcentral executive WM was associated with both broad social impairments(peer rejection and poor overall social competence) and specific socialimpairments (physical aggression, relational aggression, and impairedconflict resolution skills); poor verbal storage was associated onlywith greater pe...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - July 25, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
The boy who learned to speak again after losing his left brain hemisphere
The remarkable ability for the brain to adapt to damage has been shown again in a new report into the language abilities of a 17-year-old Italian boy who had virtually his entire left brain hemisphere removed at the age of two and a half.
At the time of his surgery (which was required to remove a huge benign tumour), the patient known as EB suffered immediate loss of his nascent language abilities and struggled for years to recover. This suggests his emerging language ability was already left-lateralised, which is the case for around 95 per cent of right-handers (EB was right-handed before surgery).
However, with ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - July 2, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Christian Jarrett Source Type: blogs
Best of Our Blogs: June 25, 2013
Where Are You Spending Your Energy?
I read in an O magazine article recently about a woman who refused to feel sorry for herself. Why? Despite a row of bad luck and horrible circumstances, she’s come to the realization that self-pity doesn’t do anyone any good. In fact, she said, it steals away your power.
That doesn’t mean we all miraculously feel grateful or positive immediately following trauma or difficulty. In fact, it’s quite normal to feel sorry for yourself or to grieve after something bad has happened. It’s in our nature to want things to work out, to be happy, to be free of illness. ...
Source: World of Psychology - June 25, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs Adversity Bad Luck Business Conflicts Co Workers Compassion Couples Free Of Illness health Horrible Circumstances Internal Strengths Life Doesn Magazine Article Minefield Misfortune O Magazine Obstacles Source Type: blogs
Back into hte soup
Here in the Eastern Mass area we're back into the soup, yet another hot HOT, steamy heat wave. It's too hot to think, let alone do anything as strenuous as typing. Speaking of typing one reason I hardly write much any more is I have developed a form of dyslexia over the past few years. The doctor said it might be due to side effects from medication or a complication of the degenerative neurological condition I have. It all started over 20 years ago after a spinal injury. It could also be due in part to medication side effects or damage done during surgery when I was under general anesthesia on 3 separate occasions. Whateve...
Source: Nightmare Hall - Welcome to my nightmare - June 24, 2013 Category: HIV AIDS Source Type: blogs
Article: Senate Committee Makes Dyslexia Its Main Order of Business
Senate Committee Makes Dyslexia Its Main Order of Businesshttp://www.njspotlight.com/stories/13/06/19/senate-committee-makes-dyslexia-its-main-order-of-business/Sent via Flipboard (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - June 20, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Changing Fonts in Education: How the Benefits Vary with Ability and Dyslexia, French, M. M. J. et. al
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00220671.2012.736430 (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - June 9, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Journal Alert - NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA
This study investigated the electrophysiological responses to
> single-letter reading in children (reading-related potentials) and
> explored the morphological differences between covert and overt reading
> conditions.
> Sixty-five healthy children (6-13 years) participated in this study.
> Reading-related potentials were recorded during visual stimulation with
> single Italian alphabetic letters. Stimuli were displayed for 5 ms
> either automatically at a randomly uttered time lag or upon voluntary
> self-paced button press by children. In the covert conditions, children
> had to passively look ...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - April 12, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Dyslexia's Role in Forcing Creativity
Mounting evidence shows that many people with dyslexia are highly creative, out-of-the-box thinkers, and neuroimaging studies demonstrate that their brains really do think differently. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - April 2, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: FREE FREEEUROPE Source Type: blogs
