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by Fernette Eide | | Accommodations, Advocacy, IEP, Parents, Psychology, Research, School, Social and Emotional, Teachers
In one of the largest surveys of Dyslexic school children across the United States to date (Dyslexia at School Survey, Dyslexic Advantage), an overwhelming majority (76%) reported that their public school students were routinely assigned work they couldn’t possibly... ![Dyslexic Differences in Brain Connectivity [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Dyslexic-Differences-in-Brain-Connectivity.jpg)
by Fernette Eide | | Brain, Premium, Premium Content, Research
Recently there has been a flurry of papers in the popular press based on a research study that undertook a whole-brain analysis of connectivity in the brains of dyslexic children and adults and non-dyslexic subjects as a control. Whole-brain studies are of course... ![Beautiful Minds – What New Research Shows Dyslexia and Artists Have in Common [Premium]](https://old.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/shutterstock_255430702.jpg)
by Fernette Eide | | Art, Brain, creativity, Dyslexic Advantages, Premium, Premium Content, Research
BBC Science: “…artists had increased neural matter in areas relating to fine motor movements and visual imagery. The research, published in NeuroImage, suggests that an artist’s talent could be innate…these detailed scans revealed that the artist group had... 
by Sarah from Dyslexic Advantage | | ADD / ADHD, Psychology, Reading, Research
It’s a age-old question that seems to go round and round – is the reading hard because of attention problems or is it hard to pay attention because the reading is hard? For those of you who closely follow research, you probably know that there’s a... 
by Sarah from Dyslexic Advantage | | Research
“Spatial ability is not a simple matter. It is not just a picture-like memory for objects, places, and people. This kind of memory might be helpful in carrying out spatial tasks, but it is not at the core of what is meant by spatial ability. Spatial mechanical... 
by Dyslexic Advantage Team | | dyslexia, Education, Research
Parents and dyslexia advocates should beware – there are vocal proponents arguing against the importance of intelligence and / IQ in determining the educational needs of students with dyslexia. As far as it seems we have come with dyslexia (more states with...
