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Learning difficulties including dyslexia (reading and spelling), dyscalculia (maths) and dysgraphia (writing) occur in up to 10% of school-age children. These conditions vary in degree of severity and often occur together. Genes and environment can increase the risks of developing these conditions and while we are making progress in research, we are far from understanding causes and developing effective intervention strategies.<\/p>\n
We are a multidisciplinary network bringing together researchers with different expertise.\u00a0 The aim is to better coordinate the research agenda for specific learning difficulties.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Key goals are to increase awareness around specific learning difficulties and to make research useful to the direct beneficiaries. SLDN\u2019s first public event<\/a>\u00a0was in June 2023 at the\u00a0Royal Society of Edinburgh<\/a> and a video of the key contributions is available via the thumbnails on the right: choose the full-length or summary version.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Txt – Accessibility issues” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n r<\/span> Please let us know if you are having an accessibility issue with our website.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Text – Latest Article Header” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#123d6a” background_layout=”dark” custom_padding=”5px||5px|10px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Latest news:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Prof Silvia Paracchini\u00a0 has been awarded an MRC Impact Accelerator Award grant to support a new project in collaboration with Dyslexia Scotland and Dr Jeremy Law (University of Glasgow). Increasing evidence suggests that individuals with SpLDs, including dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia, face higher risks of mental health challenges….<\/em>[read more]<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px|||” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blog posts_number=”1″ include_categories=”all” show_author=”off” show_date=”off” show_categories=”off” show_excerpt=”off” show_pagination=”off” disabled_on=”on|on|on” module_class=”dt-blog” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h4″ custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” border_radii_image=”on|150px|150px|150px|150px” disabled=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blog][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/learning-difficulties\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/08\/newsletter-July-2025-pdf-212×300.jpg” alt=”November Newsletter image” title_text=”newsletter July 2025″ url=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/learning-difficulties\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/08\/newsletter-July-2025.pdf” align=”center” admin_label=”Img – latest newsletter” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”35%” max_width=”35%” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0C71C3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text link” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” link_option_url=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/learning-difficulties\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2023\/11\/SLDNnewsletterNov2023-1.pdf” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Latest newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=52-ygIsIRK0″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text link” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” link_option_url=”https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/learning-difficulties\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2023\/11\/SLDNnewsletterNov2023-1.pdf” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nNew MRC-funded project on SpLDs and mental health<\/h2>\n
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