pediatrics
Dyslexia
Key Points
Dyslexia involves difficulty reading, and producing and understanding written language; there may also be problems with auditory memory, speech production, naming or word finding, and word problems. Dyslexia probably results from congenital neurodevelopmental abnormalities that affect left hemisphere brain areas responsible for language association, sound and speech production, the interconnections between these areas, or a combination. Children may have delayed language production, but sometimes the first indicator is inability to respond to typical reading instruction during early elementary grades. Rule out cognitive, psychologic, hearing, and vision disorders. Various educational interventions are used, but research does not support optometric training, perceptual training, or auditory integration training for most children. 