Интегрално лечење деце са дислексијом – четрдесет година искуства

Abstract

Introduction Dyslexia represents a significant pediatric problem requiring prompt and appropriate treatment.

Objective The aim of this study was to examine the significance of integral rehabilitation approach in treating dyslexia of children.

Methods Objectives of the study were accomplished on a sample of 300 children, aged 11-15 years, with etiologically variable dyslexia.

Results The results gained from the integral treatment of children with dyslexia were more successful than those obtained from isolated logaoedic treatment, when compared in 10-15 examined variables; replacement of graphically similar letters (p=0.000), replacement of syllables (p=0.010), replacement of words – guessing (p=0.019), structural errors – displacement or insertion (p=0.038), adding letters and syllables (p=0.001), repeating of word parts (p=0.001), reading of a word in several wrong ways (p=0.001), omission of words and whole lines (p=0.000), returning to already read line (p=0.000), level of dyslexia (p=0.000).

Conclusion Dyslexia requires a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach in which integral rehabilitation treatment has an exceptionally large significance.

Keywords: dyslexia; rehabilitation; integral treatment