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For decades, dyslexia has been framed primarily as a deficit—a condition characterized by reading difficulties, spelling challenges, and processing issues that create educational hurdles. This ...

It's estimated that anywhere from three to seven percent of school-age children may have dyslexia, a neurodevelopmental issue that affects reading, spelling, and writing. There are different ideas ...

When Sean Slattery, 17, looks at a page of text, he can see the letters. He can tell you the letters’ names. He can even tell you what sounds those letters make. But it often takes a while for the ...

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty in which genes often play a role. How do genes associated with dyslexia relate to ...

WASHINGTON -- When dyslexic children took part in a program to teach them better reading skills their brains began functioning more like the brains of normal children, a new study reports. Dyslexia, a ...

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty in which genes often play a role. How do genes associated with dyslexia relate to brain structure in the general population? In a large-scale study published ...

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty in which genes often play a role. How do genes associated with dyslexia relate to brain structure in the general population? In a large-scale study, a team of ...

Up to 20% of the population experiences symptoms of dyslexia, a lifelong neurological disorder that makes it difficult to read fluently. Examining why dyslexia happens — and how we intervene — has ...

Einstein had dyslexia. Hemmingway had it, too. It can affect people their whole lives. New findings may lead to a fresh approach to the learning difficulty. You may know the feeling: You find it ...

Scientists are exploring how human brains learn to read — and discovering new ways that brains with dyslexia can learn to cope. How Science Is Rewiring The Dyslexic Brain How Science Is Rewiring The ...