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5 Things to Know about Your Patient with Dyslexia

A language disorder like dyslexia can have physical symptoms. Here are some common ones: Headaches – Our students say that their brains are on fire. Because they have difficulty processing language, their brains have to work harder to make sense of input. Very quickly, they face processing overload. Some report recurrent headaches or migraines. The […]
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When Anxiety Isn’t Really Anxiety

Sam, aged 10, works hard in school. Yet her teachers know there’s an undercurrent of anxiety that bubbles up during tests. And her mom sees it in the form of migraines and stomach pains. Until Sam came to see me, she did not realize that her symptoms can be related to how her brain processed […]
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Why 1 in 5 Has Dyslexia

Why is dyslexia so common? Another common childhood condition, asthma, affects only about 8% of the population, compared to 20% for dyslexia. Dyslexia involves problems with language processing. The language system in the brain is highly complex and fragile. From our decades-long fieldwork and fieldtesting, our tech firm found that just a small number of […]
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Internet Addiction

The Mom was at her wit’s end. Her 2-year-old was not talking. All he wanted to do was scroll through YouTube on her phone all day long. If she took away the phone, he threw a fit. At 2, he spoke no words. He was in his own bubble, not communicating, not interacting with anyone. […]
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Don’t Know What the Problem Is?

Most families who come to us don’t know what the problem is exactly, when their children struggle with learning/reading. This uncertainty can be due to several reasons: 1. The child’s condition doesn’t fit neatly into any category 2. The child has co-existing conditions (e.g., dyslexia & ADHD) 3. The previous diagnosis doesn’t identify the root […]
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Using AI to solve Dyslexia

Artificial intelligence. Many people are wary of AI due to its complexity. That may be true if they peer into the guts of an AI program. But the complexity is often hidden behind a very simple user interface.
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Would You Believe that a Child Could Change THIS Much?

In Christmas of 2022, Philip visited us in his last year of high school. He joined Dysolve at 9 and left at 12. Before that, his daily meltdowns were so bad that his Mom videotaped them to show his teachers why homework was impossible. Dysolve helped Phillip solve Dyslexia. For children like Philip, the problem […]
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What dyslexia really is & what is the cause of Dyslexia?

Dyslexia, or reading disability, is one of the most common childhood conditions—and most misunderstood. It affects 20% of children. For comparison, ADHD affects 11% and autism 2%. Parents have a lot of questions when they see the lists of symptoms posted by dyslexia sites. If my child shows some of these symptoms, but not others, […]