Types of Dyslexia and the shift to dextrality

Article Abstract:

The right shift theory of handedness predicts two types of dyslexia with different distributions of handedness. This theory when tested on a sample of school students shows that dyslexics with poor phonology are less dextran than controls. Dyslexics, without poor phonology are however, more dextral than controls on measures of hand preference and hand skill. Relatives also differed for handedness as expected, if the relatives of phonological dyslexics are less likely to carry the rs+ gene.

Dyslexia, Dyslexic children

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Phonology and handedness in primary school: Predictions of the right shift theory

Article Abstract:

The right shift (RS) theory of handedness suggests that poor phonology might occur in the general population as a risk associated with absence of an agent of left cerebral speech, the hypothesized RS + gene. Poor phonological processing is associated with reduced bias to the right hand, consistent with absence of an agent of left hemisphere advantage.

Students, Elementary, Psychological aspects, Diagnosis, Elementary school students, Left- and right-handedness, Handedness, Nonverbal learning disabilities

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Current conceptualisation of body image dissatisfaction: Have we got it wrong?

Article Abstract:

The prevalence of body image dissatisfaction within two developmental periods, childhood and adolescence is examined. The body image dissatisfaction differs significantly depending upon sex and body mass.

Body image, Adolescence, Conceptualism

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