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Family heads to US for dyslexia support

Frustrated and tired with a lack of support for dyslexia, the Johnstone family are leaving New Zealand for the United States next month. Ref. Source 6

Dyslexia Health & Special Psychology

Socioeconomic background linked to reading improvement. Neuroscientists have found that dyslexic children from lower income families responded much better to a summer reading program than children from a higher socioeconomic background. Using MRI data, the team also found anatomical changes in the brains of children whose reading abilities improved -- in particular, a thickening of the cortex in parts of the brain known to be involved in reading. Source 1w.

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Dyslexia does not reduce pass rates for UK GP licensing exam. A study has found that UK GPs who declare dyslexia prior to taking the AKT are just as likely to pass the knowledge component of the licensing exam as their counterparts. Candidates who declared dyslexia after initially failing the exam were more likely to be minority ethnic candidates with a primary medical qualification outside of the UK. Source 1q.

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Yes! The brain can be trained to avoid dyslexia, study suggests. The ability of the brain to synchronize with the tone and intonation of speech influences how language is processed. Study results could help design more effective activities to train the brain in order to avoid future disorders such as dyslexia. Over the years, several neuro-scientific studies have shown that the auditory regions of the brain synchronize with external auditory stimuli. That is to say, the brain is able to naturally adjust the frequency of its brain waves with the oscillations or the rhythm of what it listens at each moment. Source 8k.