Dyslexia Unrelated to Vision Problems: Study
Eye therapies will not cure reading disorder, experts say (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dyslexia Unrelated to Vision Problems
Eye therapies will not cure reading disorder, experts say
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Learning Disorders, Vision Impairment and Blindness (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - May 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dyslexia and sight: the wider view
There is widespread belief in the scientific community that dyslexia, which affects around 375,000 UK children and has a lifelong impact on learning, is not caused by sight problems. However, many practitioners and professional bodies offer dyslexic children eye treatments and routine eye checks to ensure glasses are offered if necessary and then that no further testing is needed. A new study, led by the universities of Bristol and Newcastle, which analysed the eye test results of 5,822 children found that the majority of the dyslexic children had perfect vision. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - May 25, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Institutes, ALSPAC; Press Release Source Type: news
Dyslexia 'not linked to eyesight'
There are no differences in the eyesight of dyslexics and non-dyslexics, say researchers (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Girl Who Taught Me to Spell the Word 'Love'
In my 49 years on this planet, I have had the chance to meet some amazing people and make a lot of good friends. Some have lasted beyond time and circumstance, while others have ended naturally after school, or a move or job change.
A few ended painfully.
But there is one friend whose effect on me was so profound that I think of her often.
Carol and I were in the same afternoon kindergarten class. She was my ideal of what a girl should look and be like. Her long, brown hair hung down to her waist, and she possessed the all-American face I longed for myself. She had the ability to make friends easily and always managed t...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The last word on dyslexia?
Dyslexia is not just an issue for 'middle-class mothers whose children aren't as bright as they'd wished'. Eleanor Doughty talks to neuroscientist Usha Goswami (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - May 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brain differences seen in children with dyslexia, dysgraphia
Structural brain differences between children with dyslexia and dysgraphia and children who are typical language learners have been observed by researchers in a recent study. Researchers say the findings prove that using a single category of learning disability to qualify for special education services is not scientifically supported. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 28, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Foundation Doctors and DyslexiaFoundation Doctors and Dyslexia
A new study explores the difficulties associated with dyslexia experienced by foundation doctors, and how they find support. Postgraduate Medical Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Journal Article Source Type: news
Overcoming the Shame of My Learning Disability
Leana Greene was six years old when she realized she was different. Despite trying hard every day to read and write, she found it continually difficult to spell words and process letters and later found out she had dyslexia. Now, Greene is the CEO of Kids In The House and shares how she overcame the hardship she faced and became a successful entrepreneur. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 20, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Cognitive Source Type: news
This 2-Minute Test Helps Parents Easily Figure Out If A Child Has A Concussion
A quick and simple test can identify concussions in children as young as 5 with an astonishing rate of success, according to a new study. So why aren’t people talking about it more?
The King-Devick test, as it’s called, was originally developed in the 1970s as a way to detect dyslexia. But a new study out of New York University's Langone Concussion Center and published in the Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology has found convincing evidence that it can also detect when athletes of all ages suffer a concussion -- and that it can do so even better than other commonly used tests.
What’s most notable about the King-Devick ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 6, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
This 2-Minute Test Helps Parents Easily Figure Out If A Child Has A Concussion
A quick and simple test can identify concussions in children as young as 5 with an astonishing rate of success, according to a new study. So why aren’t people talking about it more?
The King-Devick test, as it’s called, was originally developed in the 1970s as a way to detect dyslexia. But a new study out of New York University's Langone Concussion Center and published in the Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology has found convincing evidence that it can also detect when athletes of all ages suffer a concussion -- and that it can do so even better than other commonly used tests.
What’s most notable about the King-Devick ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dyslexia Needn't Hold Doctors BackDyslexia Needn't Hold Doctors Back
Failing kindergarten was the first of many school struggles for Blake Charlton. Diagnosed with dyslexia, he was relegated to remedial classes that he barely passed. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Dyslexia needn’t hold doctors back
(Reuters Health) - - Failing kindergarten was the first of many school struggles for Blake Charlton. Diagnosed with dyslexia, he was relegated to remedial classes that he barely passed. Now, at 35, reading still poses a challenge. He’s a self-described “crummy” speller who manages written communications by relying on abbreviations. People who recall his academic difficulties are often surprised at the abbreviation that now follows his name: M.D. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
A brain system that appears to compensate for autism, OCD, and dyslexia
Individuals with five neurodevelopmental disorders -- autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome, dyslexia, and Specific Language Impairment -- appear to compensate for dysfunction by relying on a single powerful and nimble system in the brain known as declarative memory. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 12, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
A brain system that appears to compensate for autism, OCD, and dyslexia
(Georgetown University Medical Center) Individuals with five neurodevelopmental disorders -- autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome, dyslexia, and Specific Language Impairment -- appear to compensate for dysfunction by relying on a single powerful and nimble system in the brain known as declarative memory. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 12, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
