The lost children: The underdiagnosis of dyslexia in Italy. A cross-sectional national study.

The lost children: The underdiagnosis of dyslexia in Italy. A cross-sectional national study.

<h4>Background</h4>Developmental dyslexia is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders affecting children, but prevalence data on this condition are poor. The objective of the present study is to determine the prevalence of dyslexia in Italy in an unselected school population, usi...

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Main Authors: Chiara Barbiero, Marcella Montico, Isabella Lonciari, Lorenzo Monasta, Roberta Penge, Claudio Vio, Patrizio Emanuele Tressoldi, Marco Carrozzi, Anna De Petris, Anna Giulia De Cagno, Flavia Crescenzi, Giovanna Tinarelli, Antonella Leccese, Alessandra Pinton, Carmen Belacchi, Renzo Tucci, Maria Musinu, Maria Letizia Tossali, Anna Maria Antonucci, Anna Perrone, Mara Lentini Graziano, Luca Ronfani, of behalf of the EpiDIt (Epidemiology of Dyslexia in Italy) working group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210448

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