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Clément Launay. In 1949, research conducted under Clement Launay (thesis G. Mahec Paris 1951) went further. In adult subjects, the reading of a series of 66 tiny lower-case letters, 5 mm high, spaced 5 mm apart, first from left to right, and then from right to left, was more easily and quickly done in the left to right direction.
Dyslexia, previously known as word blindness, is a learning disability that affects either reading or writing. [1] [6] Different people are affected to different ...
The Dyslexia Myth is a documentary that first aired in September 2005 as part of the Dispatches series produced by British broadcaster Channel 4. [56] Focusing only on the reading difficulties that people with dyslexia encounter the documentary says that myths and misconceptions surround dyslexia.
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First person to identify dyslexia Oswald Berkhan (19 March 1834 – 15 February 1917) was a German physician . Born in Blankenburg am Harz , he was one of the initiators of the "Idioten-Anstalt Neuerkerode " (institution for people with mental illnesses), which was thought to be a sanctuary for disabled and ill people.
The studies of Orton have led the studies on dyslexia and have found validation in current cognitive science and learning theory. [6] Although he did not have access to brain scanning equipment, most of his findings have eventually been found to be correct.
Researchers now sometimes use the terms "math dyslexia" or "math learning disability" when they mention the condition. [71] Cognitive disabilities specific to mathematics were originally identified in case studies with patients who experienced specific arithmetic disabilities as a result of damage to specific regions of the brain.
Of all students with specific learning disabilities, 70–80% have deficits in reading. The term "Developmental Dyslexia" is often used as a synonym for reading disability; however, many researchers assert that there are different types of reading disabilities, of which dyslexia is one. A reading disability can affect any part of the reading ...