Understanding mental health in developmental dyslexia through a neurodiversity lens: The mediating effect of school‐connectedness on anxiety, depression and …

A Wilmot, P Hasking, S Leitão, E Hill, M Boyes - Dyslexia, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Dyslexia, a neurocognitive difference characterised by poor word‐reading, is associated
with elevated risk for internalising (eg, anxiety) and externalising (eg, aggression) mental …

Understanding mental health in developmental dyslexia: A scoping review

A Wilmot, P Hasking, S Leitão, E Hill… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Children with dyslexia are at elevated risk of internalising and externalising mental health
concerns. Our aim was to scope the extent and nature of the literature investigating factors …

Growing up with dyslexia: Child and parent perspectives on school struggles, self‐esteem, and mental health

A Wilmot, H Pizzey, S Leitao, P Hasking, M Boyes - Dyslexia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Children with dyslexia, compared with typically reading peers, are at increased risk of
internalising (eg, anxiety) and externalising (eg, aggression) mental health concerns; why …

Why are reading difficulties associated with mental health problems?

ME Boyes, S Leitao, M Claessen, NA Badcock… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A growing literature indicates that children with reading difficulties are at elevated risk for
mental health problems; however, little attention has been given to why this might be the …

Dyslexia and mental health problems

G Georgiou, R Parrila - Encyclopedia of mental health, 2023 - Springer
Mental health is recognized as one of the biggest problems in schools today. It has been
estimated that one in five school-aged youth (ages 4 to 19) experiences mental health …

Dyslexia and mental health problems: introduction to the special issue

GK Georgiou, R Parrila, G McArthur - Annals of Dyslexia, 2024 - Springer
Mental health is recognized as one of the biggest problems in our schools today. It has been
estimated that one in five school-aged youth (ages 4 to 19) experiences mental health …

Parents of children with dyslexia: Cognitive, emotional and behavioural profile

P Bonifacci, M Montuschi, L Lami, MJ Snowling - Dyslexia, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Are parenting style and loneliness associated with depression in children with or without developmental dyslexia?

S Zhang, J Liu, X Duan, D Liu, D Feng, X Gao… - Journal of Child and …, 2024 - Springer
Evidence has shown that children with developmental dyslexia (DD) are vulnerable to
internalizing problems such as depression. Family and peer support are two important …

Exploring the impact of living with dyslexia: The perspectives of children and their parents

S Leitão, P Dzidic, M Claessen, J Gordon… - … journal of speech …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: A small but growing body of literature indicates that children with dyslexia are at
elevated risk of internalising and externalising mental health problems. However, little …

“I struggle at times to see her struggle”: Mothers' perspectives on dyslexia‐related school struggles and the inter‐connected nature of mother and child well‐being

A Wilmot, H Pizzey, S Leitao, P Hasking, M Boyes - Dyslexia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Parents of children with dyslexia may be at elevated risk for parenting stress
and mental health concerns. Our aim was to explore the emotional experience of growing up …