Tag: diagnosis

The Dyslexic Statistic

Posted on November 6, 2020September 5, 2021 by Hayley Butcher

Dyslexia is a common neurodiversity that is ever or omnipresent across all cultures, ages, and societies. Worldwide statistics emphasise than

Dyslexia, AD(H)D or Learning Disability?

Posted on September 11, 2020September 6, 2021 by Carl Nigi

Confusion over terminology In this video I talk about the confusion that can arise over terminology and simplify it. Some

The Dyslexic Variation

Posted on May 29, 2020September 7, 2021 by Hayley Butcher

‘Its only consistency is its inconsistency.’ Universally, this is one of my favourite lines and sayings. It optimises and appropriately

Book Review: Out of Autism

Posted on August 9, 2018September 12, 2021 by Abigail Marshall

Out of Autism takes the reader through each phase of the Davis Autism program, interweaving practical explanations with the accounts of the very different experiences of each of the children and adults that Dr. Cathy Dodge Smith has worked with.

Signs of Dyslexia: Have a Hunch & Need a Quick Check List?

Posted on September 21, 2016September 12, 2021 by Cigdem Knebel

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Here is a quick checklist for those who feel they need to know what to look

Take the “DYS” out of DYSLEXIA

Posted on October 5, 2015September 12, 2021 by Dionysis Papachristodoulou

By definition, the term dyslexia indicates illness, defect a problematic situation (dysentery, dysplasia … dystopia!).In the beginning there was a

ADHD? or Sleep Deprivation?

Posted on April 29, 2013January 20, 2015 by Abigail Marshall

An article in the New York Times highlights the fact that many children and adults are mistakenly diagnosed with ADHD,

Parents need help, too

Posted on April 4, 2013September 13, 2021 by Abigail Marshall

A researcher in England recently reported on the experiences of parents of school-age children who had been identified as dyslexic

The Dyslexia Quandary – Update

Posted on December 2, 2012September 14, 2021 by Abigail Marshall

On December 1, the APA (American Psychiatric Association) approved the recommendations for the forthcoming DSM-5. I am not exactly sure

Research Update: “Nonresponders” and dyslexia

Posted on October 20, 2012September 14, 2021 by Abigail Marshall

A new study confirms that the children who fail to progress with traditional, phonics-based interventions are highly likely to be

Breaking a myth: Dyslexics can become readers!

Posted on July 21, 2012September 14, 2021 by Abigail Marshall

A mom writing in the New York Times expresses grief: her first-grade daughter has been diagnosed with dyslexia. The mom

The Dyslexia Quandary – Continued

Posted on June 25, 2012September 14, 2021 by Abigail Marshall

About two weeks ago, I wrote about a proposed revision to the DSM-V that retreats from an earlier draft proposal by

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