Dyslexia, dyspraxia, and ADHD in adults: what you need to know

Moody, Sylvia

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“…Other studies have pointed to gender effects, where adult females tend to report more severe ADHD symptoms than males (Millenet et al, 2018;Vildalen et al, 2019). Furthermore, retrospective recall of childhood behavior is probably influenced by the high frequency of co-existing learning disabilities (Moody, 2014), somatic diseases (Instanes et al, 2018), and psychiatric disorders (Solberg et al, 2019) among adults with ADHD. Taken together, age, gender, current ADHD symptoms, and co-existent problems may all influence the recall of symptoms experienced in childhood and were therefore included as control variables in the present study.…”

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Current and Retrospective Childhood Ratings of Emotional Fluctuations in Adults With ADHD

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Introduction: Emotional fluctuations and mood swings are common among adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Here we investigated if these problems could be retrospectively traced back to childhood behavior.Methods: Adults with an ADHD diagnosis (n = 502, 48% female) and a population-based control sample (n = 818, 59% female) completed the Adult ADHD Self-report Scale (ASRS), the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) and the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ). All participants also provided self-reported information about co-existent psychiatric and somatic diseases, and demographic data. Reports on the MDQ were used to define subgroups with [MDQ(+)] and without [MDQ(–)] life-time periods of emotional fluctuations and the WURS scale was used to retrospectively assess childhood ADHD related behaviors and symptoms.Results: 50.2% of the ADHD group and 5% of the controls were defined with emotional fluctuations [MDQ(+)]. Childhood behavior ratings of “impulsivity,” “loosing of control,” and “trouble with authorities” independently predicted emotional fluctuations reported in adulthood via logistic regression analyses. Inclusion of these three items in a classification analysis gave an accuracy score around 70% in identifying each of the two MDQ categories in the ADHD group.Discussion: The strong association between self-reported features of emotional problems in childhood and in adulthood suggests a trajectory that should be detected and remediated at an early age. Future longitudinal studies should prioritize the examination of developmental mechanisms explaining the persistence of emotional problems from childhood into adulthood.

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Current and Retrospective Childhood Ratings of Emotional Fluctuations in Adults With ADHD

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“…Even those who have been diagnosed may be reluctant, because of shame and prior related trauma, to disclose such a diagnosis. Moody (2014) suggests that adults with dyslexia may read slowly, but struggle most with phonology, working memory, and visual processing; they may present to a primary care provider with work stress, "low self-esteem, lack of confidence, feeling of shame and embarrassment, inability to study or work efficiently, panic at the thought of going to the office, poor concentration, memory lapses, periods of going blank in a conversations, and difficulty relating to people" (p. 252). The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD, 2018a) recommends that adults manage their dyslexia through self-advocacy, assuring supportive environments, and leveraging assistive technology.…”

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Dyslexia Primer for Social Work

Garner

2021

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Dyslexia is a lifelong epigenetic neurobiological difference (neurodiversity) in brain formation and processing. Though highly prevalent, most people, including social workers, know little about dyslexia. Whereas dyslexia predicts common cognitive strengths and weaknesses, it is most often associated only with weaknesses, due to misinformation or a simple lack of information. As a result, pervasive myths (e.g., laziness, low IQ) drive beliefs, attitudes, and policies that contribute to disproportionally poorer educational, financial, justice system, and mental health outcomes for individuals with dyslexia – a cycle of externally and internally applied stigmas with significant practical effects. This analysis applies a person-in-environment conceptual framework to explain this cycle, as a step toward disrupting it. The analysis uses translational research methods, drawing from current science, to provide positive framing to dispel common stigmatizing myths and to foster strengths-based social work practice and advocacy by and for individuals with dyslexia.

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“…The association between dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is frequent and widely described (17), with a reported incidence of 18-42% (18). Instead, weaker are the evidence on the correlation of dyslexia to developmental disorder of coordination (DCD) and dyspraxia (19). If an association between motor behavior and dyslexia can be confirmed, motor skills tests could be included as tools in the screening batteries, thus potentially improving diagnostic accuracy, optimizing the management of patients with this disease, and designing more effective physiotherapy programs.…”

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Motor Behavior Disorders in Children with Developmental Dyslexia: a Comprehensive Narrative Review of the Literature

Vecchio¹,

Torsiello²,

Calabrese³

et al. 2022

Muscle Ligaments and Tendons J

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Background. Difficulty with literacy acquisition is only one of the symptoms of developmental dyslexia. Dyslexic children also show poor motor coordination and postural control. Several studies have shown that dyslexic children and adults perform worse than non-dyslexic children in tasks that also involve postural control. Methods. In January 2022 the main online databases were accessed. All the articles that investigate possible concomitance between the developmental dyslexia with motor behavior disorders were considered. Results. The association between developmental dyslexia and motility disorders would deserve investigations on larger patient cohorts. The evidence of relationships between impaired motor behavior and dyslexia is inconclusive, partly because few studies have been undertaken and partly because tests and procedures differed between studies. Conclusions. If an association between motor behavior and dyslexia can be confirmed, tests of motor skills could be included as tools in screening batteries, thereby potentially improving diagnostic accuracy, optimizing the management of patients with this disease, and designing more effective physiotherapy programs. Such measures might also be used to identify prereaders at risk of developing dyslexia prior to the manifestation of any reading difficulties.

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Dyslexia, dyspraxia, and ADHD in adults: what you need to know

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Current and Retrospective Childhood Ratings of Emotional Fluctuations in Adults With ADHD

Current and Retrospective Childhood Ratings of Emotional Fluctuations in Adults With ADHD

Dyslexia Primer for Social Work

Motor Behavior Disorders in Children with Developmental Dyslexia: a Comprehensive Narrative Review of the Literature

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