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2016
Journal Article
Title

High acceptance of an early dyslexia screening test involving genetic analyses in Germany

Abstract
Dyslexia is a developmental disorder characterized by severe problems in the acquisition of reading and writing skills. It has a strong neurobiological basis. Genetic influence is estimated at 5070%. One of the central problems with dyslexia is its late diagnosis, normally not before the end of the 2nd grade, resulting in the loss of several years for early therapy. Currently, research is focusing on the development of early tests for dyslexia, which may be based on EEG and genetics. Our aim was to determine the acceptance of such a future test among parents. We conducted a representative survey in Germany with 1000 parents of children aged 37 years, with and without experience of dyslexia. 88.7% of the parents supported the introduction of an early test for dyslexia based on EEG and genetics; 82.8% would have their own children tested, and 57.9% were willing to pay for the test if health insurance did not cover the costs. Test acceptance was significantly higher if par ents had prior experience with dyslexia. The perceived benefits of such a test were early recognition and remediation and, preventing deficits. Concerns regarded the precision of the test, its potentially stigmatizing effect and its costs. The high overall support for the test leads to the conclusion that parents would accept a test for dyslexia based on EEG and genetics.
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Wilcke, Arndt
Fraunhofer-Institut für Zelltherapie und Immunologie IZI  
Müller, Bent
Fraunhofer-Institut für Zelltherapie und Immunologie IZI  
Schaadt, Gesa
Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions - und Neurowissenschaften, Leipzig
Friederici, Angela D.
Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften, Leipzig
Emmrich, Frank
Fraunhofer-Institut für Zelltherapie und Immunologie IZI  
Brauer, Jens
Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften
Neef, Nicole
Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften
Skeide, Michael A.
Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften
Kraft, Indra
Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften
Czepezauer, Ivonne
Fraunhofer-Institut für Zelltherapie und Immunologie IZI  
Bobovnikov, Nadin
Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie
Kirsten, Holger
Fraunhofer-Institut für Zelltherapie und Immunologie IZI  
Boltze, Johannes
Fraunhofer-Institut für Zelltherapie und Immunologie IZI  
Journal
European journal of human genetics : EJHG  
DOI
10.1038/ejhg.2015.103
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