Correlation of several parameters with psychiatric problems in children with dyslexia

Abstrakts

A child's development in the areas of cognition, language, emotion, socialization, and morality is greatly influenced by schools and learning. Academic abilities are the cornerstone that forms the basis for evaluating a student's success in the classroom. Therefore, fear, guilt, and inadequacy caused by a learning issue may manifest as behavioral problems in school-age children. Determining whether a behavior is comorbid with dyslexia or secondary to it is crucial when dyslexia and behavioral issues co-occur. The study's goal: to determine which parameters are correlated to the co-morbid psychiatric issues in dyslexic children in order to lessen their burden and provide a better management strategy. Material and methods: the phoniatrics unit of Ain shams university and Hearing and Speech Institute Outpatient Clinics were used for this investigation. Analytical cross-sectional study design was used to carry it out. The parents of each participant signed a written consent 62 dyslexic children between the ages of 6 to 10.5 years were participated in this study. Children with an intellectual quotient of 90 or more, or those with an average mentality and children between the ages of 6 and 10.5 were included in this study. Correlation between CBCL behavioral problems and memory& word finding difficulty &language age and phonological awareness. In summary, the present investigation found that co-morbid behavioral issues were more common in dyslexic children (53%). Behavioral issues may be related to memory difficulties in the dyslexic population.