The secondary symptoms of individuals with dyslexia, such as high anxiety and low self-
esteem, have aroused various debates not only in the educational, but also in the clinical …

Within a dimensional view of reading disorders, it is important to understand the role of
environmental factors in determining individual differences in literacy outcome. In the …

This thesis examined the incidence of internalising disorders in adolescents with dyslexia
and evaluated two interventions. Internalising problems such as stress and anxiety, low self …

Learning disabilities are associated with mental health, behavioural and social difficulties.
Developmental dyslexia is a particularly salient example of a learning disability that is …

Twenty-seven Dutch adults (ages 20-39) with dyslexia participated in individual in-depth
interviews about the way they coped with their life and their disability. The interviews were …

Mark Twain's saying may seem a curious way to begin a chapter on the psychosocial
aspects of reading and language impairments. On one hand, it could be seen as …

Much of the literature pertaining to children's experiences of dyslexia points to low self
esteem and low self-concept as compared with typically developing peers (ie those without …

Parents with a dyslexic child have only had professional references to turn to for much-
needed advice? until now. The first guide written expressly for parents, Dyslexia: A …

This chapter does not aim to provide a miniature training course on counselling, nor to
outline the deep psychological constructs of self-esteem. That would take far more space …