Dyslexia in Adulthood

A Research Perspective
Herausgeber: Cavalli, Eddy; Cole, Pascale; Duncan, Lynne G.

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Produktbeschreibung

This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive international perspective on how dyslexia manifests across the lifespan, with a rare and valuable focus on adults. Each chapter meticulously examines research on critical aspects of dyslexia relevant to adult populations. The book delivers an in-depth assessment of the dyslexic reader's neurocognitive profile-exploring language processing, memory systems, learning mechanisms, executive functions, and neurobiological foundations. Readers will find evidence-based approaches to screening, diagnosis, and intervention specifically tailored to adults with dyslexia. The text addresses crucial questions about long-term cognitive risk factors while highlighting how adults with dyslexia develop resilience through effective compensatory strategies. By synthesizing diverse research into a single authoritative resource, this book serves as an essential reference for scholars, students, and professionals worldwide who seek to understand how dyslexia impacts training, education, and employment throughout adulthood.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9781032792330
• ISBN-10: 1032792337
• Artikelnr.: 75423292

Autorenporträt

Eddy Cavalli is an Associate Professor in Cognitive Sciences and Neuropsychology at Lyon 2 University, France, and a member of the Laboratory for the Study of Cognitive Mechanisms. Pascale Colé is a Full Professor in Cognitive Psychology at Aix-Marseille University, France, and a member of the Research Center in Psychology and Neurosciences. Lynne G. Duncan is a Reader in Developmental Psychology at the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction: Understanding Adult Dyslexia - Definitions,
Challenges and Research Perspectives. Chapter1: Adults with Learning
Disorders in Reading: A Selective Review of the Literature. Chapter 2:
Phonological Processing Skills in Adults with Dyslexia. Chapter 3: Oral
Language Skills and Reading in Adults with Dyslexia. Chapter 4:
Visuo-orthographic processing in dyslexic adults. Chapter 5: Executive
functions in adults with dyslexia. Chapter 6: Memory in adults with
dyslexia. Chapter 7: Neurological function in adult dyslexia. Chapter 8:
Screening and diagnosis of dyslexia in higher education. Chapter 9:
Learning Strategies and Metacognition in Adults with Dyslexia. Chapter 10:
Cognitive remediation and neural changes in adults with dyslexia. Chapter
11: The Definition of Dyslexia, still debated after all these years.
Chapter 12: Compensatory mechanisms in university students with dyslexia.
Chapter 13: How best helping university students with dyslexia?