A study published Wednesday in the journal Neuron found that the brains of people with the reading disorder respond differently not just to words, but to objects and faces, as well.
Dyslexia is a neurological disorder that, even in highly intelligent people, makes it difficult to learn how to read, because of problems connecting speech sounds with letters and words on the page. The International Dyslexia Association estimates as many as 15 to 20 percent of the population may have symptoms of dyslexia, including slow or inaccurate reading, poor spelling, poor writing, or a tendency to confuse similar words. The study offers no immediate help for people with dyslexia or those who teach them, but along with other research, it could someday lead to new treatments, including medications or methods to train the brain.
Guinevere Eden, director of the Center for the Study of Learning at Georgetown University Medical Center, who was not involved with the MIT study, said the findings open new avenues for research — but also highlight the difficulty of treating dyslexia.
In the MIT experiments, MRI machines scanned the brains of adults with dyslexia and those without the disorder while they undertook several tasks.
They listened to a series of spoken words, and looked at written words, pictures of objects, and pictures of faces. Give your child a role in the family.
Your child might be the family problem-solver or chef. Have a comeback for concerned observers. Make your teacher an ally through transparency. Instead, let the teacher know what your child is really good at — art! School is temporary; intelligence is forever. Yesterday, my son had a breakthrough with his writing contest. His punctuation and paragraph structure pain points might not work as a story, but they worked perfectly as a screenplay, without any pesky periods.
Instead of fitting into the traditional box, he did what worked for him. He found a solution. We are following the process and evaluating her request for an accommodation. Unfortunately, personnel rules prohibit us from discussing this matter further and we have full confidence that our HR department is acting appropriately.
He also added that asking for independent medical evaluations was routine. And, he said, there are no employees in East Providence vulnerable to retaliation. I have no evidence to the contrary as I sit here this evening.
Do I need a doctorate to decipher his IEP? Am I advocating properly — assertive without being pushy; polite yet firm? Will he arrive in fifth grade not knowing what hit him? Will his confidence suffer? Usually I shoo those concerns to the corners of my mind where Zoom passwords and dentist appointments live, but when he was asked to enter a writing contest, frustration hit.
He worked assiduously on his own and with his tutor on the piece, sometimes tearing up in frustration. Why not a comma there? Dyslexia affects 20 percent of the population, the most common of all neuro-cognitive disorders. Bragonier, his wife, and his son are all dyslexic. His note made my eyes well up. Create structured, deliberate opportunities for your child to shine.
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