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Feb 2024
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254: The Science of Dyslexia

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Trouble reading this? You might need glasses, or... you could be dyslexic - which, thanks to our patrons, is exactly what we're talking about this week!

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References and Further Reading
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/diagnosis/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/symptoms/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2967798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6430506/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30458541/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320507873_Dyslexia_and_Specific_Learning_Disorders_New_International_Diagnostic_Criteria
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/specific-learning-disorder/what-is-specific-learning-disorder
https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/dyslexia/how-is-dyslexia-diagnosed
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