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Pennington, Bruce F. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2003
This speech by a researcher into the genetic bases of dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and their etiological overlap, first honors four pioneers in the field (Samuel Orton, Bertil Hallgren, Isabelle Liberman, and Norman Geschwind); then updates knowledge about the genetics of dyslexia and comorbidity with ADHD and certain…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Dyslexia, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology