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Who is affected by dyslexia?

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By Debby Golonka, MPH

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Dyslexia is the most common learning disability. About 5 out of 100 school-age children in the United States have dyslexia.1 Because it's a lifelong problem, adults are affected by it too.

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  1. Shapiro B, et al. (2007). Specific learning disabilities. In ML Batshaw et al., eds., Children with Disabilities, 6th ed., chap. 25, pp. 367–385. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.

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Author Debby Golonka, MPH
Editor Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor Pat Truman, MATC
Primary Medical Reviewer Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
Specialist Medical Reviewer Louis Pellegrino, MD - Developmental Pediatrics
Last Updated June 12, 2008
Author:Debby Golonka, MPH
Medical Review:Michael J. Sexton, MD - PediatricsLouis Pellegrino, MD - Developmental Pediatrics
Last Updated: 06/12/2008
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