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Dyslexia

• Possible family history of learning disorder
• Difficulty learning to recognize written words
• Difficulty rhyming
• Difficulty determining the meaning (idea content) of a simple sentence
• May occur in combination with writing or arithmetic learning problems

The first step is to perform a complete medical, developmental, social, and school performance history. Physical and neurologic examinations are also necessary, followed by psychoeducational testing and psychological assessment. Other causes of learning disabilities will need to be ruled out before the diagnosis of DRD can be confirmed.

Review Date: 12/06/2006
Reviewed By: Ian Marshall, MD, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.