Dyslexia

Question 1

What is developmental dyslexia?

Answer 1

significant different between reading ability and that from age and expected IQ

difficulties despite health, education and support

if related to IQ then those with 70 likely to be diagnosed

Question 2

What is garden variety?

Answer 2

where some children are poor readers due to low IQ

Question 3

can developmental dyslexia be considered more than just reading difficulties?

Answer 3

might be a neurological syndrome involving
slower processing
poor sequencing
poor STM
suggested impairment in magnocellular visual pathway

Question 4

DSM-4

Answer 4

Dyslexia (reading disorder)

• reading achievement was measured by a standardised test of reading comprehension/accuracy
• needs to be substantially below that of expected age, IQ and education
• needs to significantly interfere with academic achievement or daily activities

Question 5

DSM-5

Answer 5

specific learning disorder

• takes emphasis of comprehending reading
• focuses on phonology (how different sounds come together to form speech and words

Question 6

What is dyslexia?

Answer 6

specific and significant disorder of reading development

difficulties learning to read accurately and fluently

impaired decoding and encoding skills

problems spelling

slower visual search

rapid naming deficits

auditory discrimination

5-17% have it