Understanding Mental Health Concerns among Children with Reading Difficulties
Children with dyslexia are at elevated risk of internalising (e.g., anxiety) and externalising (e.g., conduct problems) mental health concerns; the reasons why are largely unknown. I took a neurodiversity lens to explore this question, employed both qualitative and quantitative design, and prioritis...
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Curtin University
2023
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| author | Wilmot, Adrienne |
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| description | Children with dyslexia are at elevated risk of internalising (e.g., anxiety) and externalising (e.g., conduct problems) mental health concerns; the reasons why are largely unknown. I took a neurodiversity lens to explore this question, employed both qualitative and quantitative design, and prioritised the voices of both children and parents. Families reported feeling isolated due to dyslexia being widely misunderstood and stigmatised. Furthermore, dyslexia was associated with anxiety, depression, and conduct problems via poor school-connectedness. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-939782025-04-28T03:24:54Z Understanding Mental Health Concerns among Children with Reading Difficulties Wilmot, Adrienne Children with dyslexia are at elevated risk of internalising (e.g., anxiety) and externalising (e.g., conduct problems) mental health concerns; the reasons why are largely unknown. I took a neurodiversity lens to explore this question, employed both qualitative and quantitative design, and prioritised the voices of both children and parents. Families reported feeling isolated due to dyslexia being widely misunderstood and stigmatised. Furthermore, dyslexia was associated with anxiety, depression, and conduct problems via poor school-connectedness. 2023 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93978 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Wilmot, Adrienne Understanding Mental Health Concerns among Children with Reading Difficulties |
| title | Understanding Mental Health Concerns among Children with Reading Difficulties |
| title_full | Understanding Mental Health Concerns among Children with Reading Difficulties |
| title_fullStr | Understanding Mental Health Concerns among Children with Reading Difficulties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding Mental Health Concerns among Children with Reading Difficulties |
| title_short | Understanding Mental Health Concerns among Children with Reading Difficulties |
| title_sort | understanding mental health concerns among children with reading difficulties |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93978 |