Dyslexia: An invisible disability or different ability.

Autor: Sunil AB; Department of Community Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India., Banerjee A; Department of Community Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India., Divya M; Department of Community Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India., Rathod HK; Department of Community Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India., Patel J; Department of Community Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India., Gupta M; Department of Community Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Industrial psychiatry journal [Ind Psychiatry J] 2023 Nov; Vol. 32 (Suppl 1), pp. S72-S75. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 30.
DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_196_23
Abstrakt: Background: With a global dyslexia prevalence of at least 10%, significant numbers of students with dyslexia go undiagnosed and their symptoms unaddressed, but with timely intervention, 90% of dyslexic children can be educated in regular inclusive classrooms.
Aim: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of dyslexia among primary schoolchildren in government and private schools.
Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study on 128 primary schoolchildren attending selected government and private schools in Western Maharashtra was conducted and evaluated using the Search tool, which is a standardized study tool for screening dyslexia. Microsoft Excel and MedCalc version 3.1 were used for data entry and analysis. The prevalence of dyslexia was estimated, and differences between groups were evaluated using appropriate tests.
Results: Of the total sample size of 128 children, findings showed 10.9% of students as dyslexic, 9.3% as vulnerable, and the remaining 79.8% as non-dyslexic. Of 14 dyslexic children, 10 were found to be from government schools and the remaining four were from private schools.
Conclusion: The high prevalence of dyslexia even in a small study sample size is a matter of concern and emphasizes the need for extensive research and initiatives, including awareness campaigns among teachers, parents, and school authorities, and the importance of detection of undiagnosed dyslexic children as early as possible and providing them with appropriate interventions.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2023 Industrial Psychiatry Journal.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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