CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A child with an affected parent has a risk of 40–60% of developing dyslexia. This risk is increased when other family members are also affected. There is an estimated 3–10‐fold increase in the relative risk for a sibling (s), with an increase in s observed when strict criteria are applied.

Detailed explanation-2: -Is dyslexia hereditary? Dyslexia is regarded as a neurobiological condition that is genetic in origin. This means that individuals can inherit this condition from a parent and it affects the performance of the neurological system (specifically, the parts of the brain responsible for learning to read).

Detailed explanation-3: -Does it matter more if the father vs the mother has dyslexia? No. A few genes associated with dyslexia are on the X chromosome, and boys are diagnosed with dyslexia much more often than girls7, 8. But there’s no reason to think that you’re more likely to get dyslexia from one parent over the other.

Detailed explanation-4: -Both mothers and fathers can pass dyslexia on to their children if either parent has it. There is roughly a 50% – 60% chance of a child developing dyslexia if one of their parents has it.

Detailed explanation-5: -Family history of dyslexia Dyslexia is hereditary, passed down in the genes. So if you or one of your parents struggled with reading it’s more likely your child will too. It may skip a generation, but before you conclude that that it’s not in the family, think carefully. Many people hide their weak reading skills.