Dyslexia
Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
6.9 Female, Single, 14 yrs or under, Maladjusted child, May 1947
"Does her letters upside down and backwards."
Siblings: 6.8, 6.10, 6.11 Father: 6.7
3.18 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, June 1947
"Dull girl, just like her sister. They both make mistakes like writing "on" for "no" etc. Referred to clinic but did not come."
Relatives in survey: Father 3.19, sister 3.17
19.72 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Maladjusted child, July 1947
24.37 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Epilepsy, July 1947
40.74 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Dull and backward, July 1947
"IQ 77, reads SAW for WAS and 86 for 68. Now an apprentice builder. Father, ex-army, sensible, foreman. Mother, sensible, aged 35. One sibling. Nice people, good housing conditions. Nurse says mother absolutely spoilt him. PC thinks he is all right to speak to."
31.151 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Undiagnosed, September 1947
"Backward, writes beautifully but it all means nothing - writes the same collection of letters as answer to every question. Better verbally. From a good home, well looked after."
PR1.15, 1925-1964
Typed case summaries, notes, reports, charts, drawings, photographs and correspondence relating to female patient from outside Great Britain, aged 32 at first examination in 1925. Conditions mentioned include: meningioma; meningoblastoma; headache; alexia; agraphia; and anomia. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.
PR1.101, 1928-1942
Typed case summaries, charts and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians), aged 48 at first examination in 1928. Conditions mentioned include: cranio cerebral injury; hemianopia; poisoning; basal fracture; mania; concussion; aphasia; alexia; and agraphia. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.
PR2.596, 1942
Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothiansaged 60 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: loss of memory; nominal aphasia; tired; alexia; Parkinsonian disorder; and encephalopathy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.
PR2.900, 1942
Correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians)aged 75 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: pain in face; rheumatism; twitching; forgetfulness; reading difficulties; spelling problems; walking to the left; and hypertonus. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.