What is Dyslexia?

About Dyslexia - young girl reading a book

By MassGeneral for Children and Ellen Braaten, PhD

Posted in: Grade School, Infants & Toddlers, Parenting Concerns, Pre-School, Teenagers, You & Your Family, Young Adults

One of The Clay Center’s our biggest partners in child and adolescent health is the MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), which provides treatment and services for children of all ages in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery, as well as preventive and primary care.

Our colleagues at MGHfC recently shared with us that a number of parents have questions about dyslexia. Dr. Braaten produced a short video for MGHfC to address some of those questions. In this video, she answers questions about dyslexia, including what it is, recognizing the signs of dyslexia, and modes of treatment.

Proper diagnosis, treatment, and accommodations can help anyone struggling with dyslexia. We hope that this video provides you with some practical support about dyslexia, and tools to help you and your young person move toward success.

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MassGeneral for Children

The MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) is dedicated to providing outstanding personalized, developmentally appropriate care for infants, children and adolescents within the context of their family and community. We recognize that excellence in...

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Ellen Braaten, PhD

Ellen Braaten, PhD, is executive director of the Learning and Emotional Assessment Program (LEAP) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), an associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, and former co-director for the MGH Clay Cente...

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