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This has been the mainstream understanding of dyslexia since the 1990s. "Since the 1990s, the phonological deficit hypothesis has been the dominant explanation
by suddenlybananas 5mo ago
This has been the mainstream understanding of dyslexia since the 1990s.
"Since the 1990s, the phonological deficit hypothesis has been the dominant explanation favored by researchers" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonological_deficit_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonological_deficit_hypothesi...
- technothrasher 5mo agoIt's always seemed crazy to me when people talk about "the cause" of dyslexia. There are so many brain processes involved in reading, that any number of issues could be a cause of someone's dyslexia. It's like saying "the cause" of water drainage issues is beavers.
- suddenlybananas 5mo agoI do think a lot of researchers propose different subtypes of dyslexia nowadays, with different explanations and potentially different treatments.