Article
Are families of children with reading difficulties at risk for immune disorders and nonrighthandedness?
Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior - 1 Jun 1994
Crawford S G, Kaplan B J, Kinsbourne M
Abstract excerpt
This study used questionnaire data to examine immune disorders and nonrighthandedness in the families of children enrolled in a learning disabilities school and children attending regular classrooms in public schools. Groups were organized according to their performance on a standardized test of reading comprehension to avoid overlap. In total, 468 questionnaires were returned, from which we were able to derive a...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Child
- Dyslexia
- Education, Special
- Female
- Functional Laterality
- Humans
- Immune System Diseases
- Intestinal Diseases