Specific learning disorders, such as dyslexia and dyscalculia, are frequently studied to
inform our understanding of cognitive development, genetic mechanisms and brain function …

Impairments in social communication (SC) predominate among the core diagnostic features
of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Neuroimaging has revealed numerous findings of …

Developmental dyslexia (DD) is a learning disorder affecting the ability to read, with a
heritability of 40–60%. A notable part of this heritability remains unexplained, and large …

Abstract The International Dyslexia Association definition of dyslexia was updated 20 years
ago and has been referenced frequently in research and practice. In this paper, researchers …

We review the evolution of the conceptualisation of dyslexia and along with it the current,
21st century definition of dyslexia. Our starting point is the seminal report by Pringle Morgan …

Tha author argues that despite the vast proliferation of scientific research, our understanding
of dyslexia is marked by serious weaknesses of conceptualization, definition, and …

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In this commentary, we identify a phonics-first ideology and its polemical distortions of
research and science to promote legislation that constrains and diminishes the teaching of …

Recovery from aphasia is thought to depend on neural plasticity, that is, the functional
reorganization of surviving brain regions such that they take on new or expanded roles in …

This paper reviews the observations of the Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia (JLD).
The JLD is a prospective family risk study in which the development of children with familial …