[SENco-forum] Re Reading research project

"There may be a genetic predisposition to dyslexia, but, until such time  as 
every single infant is screened at birth, who can tell how many children with  
this predisposition will go on to become  full blown 'dyslexics'?  For  all 
we know, there could be millions of people 'out there' who were genetically  
predisposed, but are fully literate and exibit none of the traits popularly  
associated with dyslexia."

Dismiss the misnoma dyslexia and replace it wirth APD and you are  right. 
There are, 10% of the population who are thought to have APD but not  everyone 
with APD has reading and spelling difficulties. Add to that those with  visual 
processing difficulties and the number goes up. 60 of what is termed  dyslexics 
are thougtnht to have APD as the cause. Not lack of  SP teaching. You cannot 
cause neurological damage by not teaching a  child with SP.

To use what Sharon said...and replace dyslexia  with APD...

"APD is not created -it  is already present at birth and likely before.
Acquired APD comes after  a stroke or other head injury, possible at
birth but less likely than later  head trauma."

Add in other causes like glue ear and epilepsy too.

Some people have both inherited and acquired forms of APD.

Please Maggie stop trying to make us believe people are made to have  reading 
issues because they are not taught using SP. APD is a neurological  conditon 
as is Irlen syndrom and visual processing deficits. There are the  causes. 
They affect much more than reading so PLEASE stop hawking your RRF  endorsed 
products and realise that these are real people suffering for  their entire lives 
not just in school.

Best wishes,
Aly

Chair Auditory  Processing Disorder in the UK/APDUK
www.lacewingmultimedia.com/APD.htm 
www.apduk.org