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What are the odds that a parent wth dyslexia will pass it to their children?

40-60% of children who have an older sibling or parent with dyslexia will develop dyslexia themselves.

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Nadine Gaab

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Nadine Gaab

Dr. Nadine Gaab is an associate professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital Boston and the Harvard Medical School, and a member of the faculty at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Gaab’s research at Boston Children’s Hospital Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience focuses on children diagnosed with or at risk for developmental disorders, particularly language-based learning disabilities.

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