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Photos provided by the bride’s daughter, Jodi Weisfeld By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., left temporal, parietal, and fusiform regions. There is
of Delray, show the new Mrs. Terens glowing in a lovely Licensed School often a deficit in the phonological loop which interferes
pink dress and the groom looking handsome and dapper Psychologist with learning and remembering the sounds of language.
in a navy blue suit. If you have a loved one Other researchers identified that people with dyslexia
with dyslexia or suspected have slower rapid automatic naming which is distributed
dyslexia in your child, you across four lobes and results in decreased reading speed.
might have asked yourself, Although the causes of dyslexia vary, dyslexia can
“What causes dyslexia?” It be identified through a comprehensive battery of school
is a question many parents I neuropsychological testing. There is not a sole test that
work with ask because when is accepted to diagnose dyslexia but rather a pattern of
your child is diagnosed with reading, spelling, and phonological processing testing that
dyslexia you want to know is used. I am certified by Susan Barton who is the creator
if you caused it. I reassure many parents that they did not of the widely used and evidenced based Barton Reading
cause their child’s dyslexia by not reading to the child and Spelling System. She taught me how to accurately
in the womb, not reading aloud enough to the child, or identify dyslexia through a specialized battery of tests
somehow not emphasizing learning in the home. that we use in my practice.
Researchers have not identified one cause for dyslexia. Once identified, dyslexia treatment is specialized
They have identified that dyslexia is highly genetic. If reading instruction which substantially differs from
reading difficulty resides in your family tree, it might be general classroom-based reading instruction. Our testing
the root cause. Approximately 60 percent of people with identifies the best way for your child to learn to become
dyslexia have a genetic link. Another cause of dyslexia a proficient reader.
is presumed due to neurodevelopmental differences in Call (561) 625-4125 if you are concerned about your
brain structure. Functional MRI imaging of the brain child’s reading and would like understanding and answers.
has allowed researchers to note reduced activations in Our website is JimForgan.com.

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