GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
DYSLEXIA
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Although approximately equal proportions of boys and girls are thought to experience dyslexic symptoms, boys commonly act out their frustration, while girls tend to try to “cover” their problems. As a result, boys’ symptoms get recognized more often, and result in diagnosis and treatment.
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Boys have differently-wired brains that predispose them to dyslexia.
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Approximately equal proportions of boys and girls are thought to experience the disability, but the diagnosis process and testing is more effective for boys.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Males are diagnosed with dyslexia more frequently than females, even in epidemiological samples. This may be explained by greater variance in males’ reading performance.
Detailed explanation-2: -“In some cases it may be that the genetic predisposition is exacerbated by some other factors in the male development, ” Dr Burns explains. “The male brain matures at a different rate, it seems to be more vulnerable to neurodevelopmental factors so males generally have more learning disabilities”.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dyslexia is more prevalent among boys than girls. As with most learning disabilities, Dyslexia is more common among males – but different scientific studies report different figures. At least two thirds of people with Dyslexia are male.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the females, less gray matter volume is found in dyslexics in areas involved in sensory and motor processing. The results have important implications for understanding the origin of dyslexia and the relationship between language and sensory processing, says Evans.