Testing the automatization deficit hypothesis of dyslexia via a dual-task paradigm.
Fourteen children with dyslexia were compared with controls matched for age and reading age on automatic processing under a dual-task paradigm. The primary task was a motor balance one, and the secondary task was an auditory-choice task. Main results show that the dyslexic group was more impaired in the dual-task condition compared to the single-task condition. The findings support the automatization deficit hypothesis of dyslexia.
Department of Special Education, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D010897:Pitch Discrimination; D004856:Postural Balance; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011930:Reaction Time; D012016:Reference Values