The Dyslexia Quandary – Update
On December 1, the APA (American Psychiatric Association) approved the recommendations for the forthcoming DSM-5. I am not exactly sure what they approved, because they haven’t released the exact...
Research Update: “Nonresponders” and dyslexia
A new study confirms that the children who fail to progress with traditional, phonics-based interventions are highly likely to be dyslexic: Following the recommendation of Rose (2006), many primary schools...
The Dyslexia Quandary – Continued
About two weeks ago, I wrote about a proposed revision to the DSM-V that retreats from an earlier draft proposal by eliminating use of the word dyslexia. I expressed concerns about the...
The Dyslexia Quandary
A comment on the current proposed DSM 5 criteria: New visitors usually discover our web site via a search for “signs of dyslexia” or “test for #8221; Our incoming...