Visual Processing/Perception Deficits

April 23, 2009 by admin  
Filed under "Processing" defined

Let us guess…nobody can figure out what exactly the problem is: Your child just cannot seem to grasp the concepts involved in his or her academic tasks.  School is a struggle and a challenge; you and your child dread doing school work at home on a daily basis. You’ve talked to their teacher, doctor, and [...]

Neurological deficits and dyslexia

April 22, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Deficits & Disorders, Dyslexia

Two commonly held beliefs about dyslexia are that children with it are prone to seeing letters or words backward, and that the problem is linked to intelligence. Both beliefs are incorrect. The problem is a linguistic (of language and the processing of language) one, not a visual one. And dyslexia in no way stems from [...]