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Reading Disability Spectrum: Early and Late Recognition, Subthreshold, and Full Comorbidity
Krisztina Tárnokiné Törő1,2, Mónika Miklósi3,4, Eszter Horanyi3
11 Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Journal of Learning Disabilities
|April 14, 2017
Summary
Early recognition of reading disability (RD) is crucial. Identifying RD early may reduce the risk of developing associated internalizing and externalizing psychiatric disorders in children.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Psychiatry
Background:
- High comorbidity exists between reading disability (RD) and psychiatric disorders.
- Understanding the impact of early vs. late RD recognition on comorbid conditions is essential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the comorbidity of subthreshold and full psychiatric disorders with RD.
- To compare psychiatric comorbidity in RD subgroups based on early versus late recognition.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of data from 130 children with RD and 82 controls (ages 7-18).
- Assessment of RD using the Dyslexia Differential Diagnosis Maastricht-Hungarian Standard Test.
- Psychiatric diagnoses based on the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview Kid, with chi-square tests for comparisons.
Main Results:
- Children with RD showed higher rates of internalizing and externalizing disorders.
- Internalizing pathology was more prevalent in the RD group overall.
- Externalizing pathology was more common in the late RD recognition subgroup, alongside mood disorders.
Conclusions:
- Early recognition of RD is a priority, potentially influencing comorbid psychopathology.
- Clinicians should screen children with RD for a range of comorbid disorders, including subthreshold conditions.