Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.

Good afternoon and welcome. I'm Wayne Callen and you're listening to another

attitude ADHD experts webinar. Today's webinar is aimed at the many parents

and their children struggling with dyslexia and ADHD.

We know the kids diagnosed with ADHD have a good chance, maybe 50 to 60 percent, of also

having a learning disability. The most common of these is dyslexia, a language-based learning

disability that affects reading. 8% to 17% of the population is affected by dyslexia but it is vastly misunderstood.

Contrary to popular belief dyslexia is not reading letters or words backward

it manifests itself in different ways in different children.

Children with dyslexia may have difficulty with phonemic awareness,

which is the recognition and breaking down of the sounds of letters.

A difficulty in segmenting words is also common to the disorder.

The thing to know is that ADHD symptoms are exacerbated by dyslexia and vice versa.

What's more, research has found differences in

dyslexic and non-dislexic brains. Our expert today Roberto Olivardia

knows all about dyslexia. He is a clinical instructor of psychology at Harvard Medical School

and his own son has been diagnosed with the learning disability. He knows what parents go through

when they receive a diagnosis and more importantly

he knows about the best interventions for dyslexia. Dr. Oliveordia has a private

practice in Lexington Massachusetts. The sponsor of this week's attitude webinar is the Gao School.

The Gao School is a college, co-ed boarding, and day school for students, grade 6 through 12, with dyslexia and similar language-based

learning disabilities, also offering a five-week summer program for campers ages 8 through 16.

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