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Dyslexia & Depression - The Hidden Sorrow (Paperback)
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This book is the culmination of fifteen years of the author's
research into dyslexia. As a dyslexic himself, the author grew up
with many difficulties in dealing with both family and school life.
As an adult he wanted to understand more about dyslexia, how it
affects individuals and be better prepared if dyslexia affected his
own children. So he began an academic study of the emotional
effects, rather than educational interventions, based on the
collection of the neurological deficit symptoms defined as
dyslexia. The book begins by reviewing the cause and effects of
depression, starting from anxiety and leading through defensive
mechanisms to depression. Parallels were made to other learning
disability groups who also suffer from depression, suggesting that
groups that experience exclusion from mainstream society are at
higher risk of depression. The book also investigates dyslexia, by
reviewing past empirical research into its symptoms and diagnosis,
into how it affects individuals at school, at home and lastly in
the workplace. Such a review was felt to be needed to enlighten the
reader to the historical aspect of dyslexia, which many believe to
be medical in cause, but educational in treatment'. Whilst dyslexia
may have been recognised by many medical minds for over a century,
it has only been fully recognised by educationalists for less than
a decade, thus the study of secondary manifestations due to a lack
of recognition by teachers is the basis for this book. A review is
also given of several of the authors own published works, of which
two form pilot studies for this book. The main study of N=29 adult
dyslexics used both qualitative (Interpretative Phenomenological
Analysis-IPA) and quantitative methodologies. IPA was found to be
beneficial in understanding the life experiences and secondary
manifestations in participants. The majority of participants were
only diagnosed as dyslexic after leaving school and this the author
finds typical of the many dyslexics he has encountered. Whilst the
study set out to investigate depression as a sub-factor, it turned
out to be the main focus of the study, as the majority of those who
took part were depressed at some points in their child and/or adult
lives. Gender also turned out to be an important variable in
understanding how male and female dyslexics cope with the
educational experiences they encountered. In the discussion
chapter, three hypothetical models of how dyslexics cope are
suggested based on parenting type and style, through an
investigation of cause and effect, leading to proposed
interventions to tackle helplessness developing from mainstream
education. This book is a suitable reference book for a range of
individuals, beginning with researchers in the field; to
educationalists looking to understand the secondary and long-term
effects of the condition; to parents of dyslexics looking to
understand their children; and finally to dyslexics themselves, who
are looking to understand their condition better. It is hoped that
dyslexics who read this book will realise that their feelings of
being an outsider are typical of those living with a hidden'
disability or disorder that touches every part of their lives. This
book has been an emotional journey for both the author and those
who took part in the study. Many participants noted that they knew
very few, if any, dyslexics and their interview was the first time
they had taken time to understand and discuss their dyslexia and
how the effects of their childhood and school experiences had
manifested themselves into lifelong secondary psychological and
emotional affects.
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