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Dyslexia And Depression In Children: A Cross-sectional Study In A Moroccan Population

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Dyslexia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects 5 to 10% of children of school age, especially bilingual children. The aim of this work is to describe the characteristics of dyslexia in our Moroccan context, to determine the specificities of dyslexia in bilingual children and to screen and describe depressive disorders in dyslexic children. This work is a cross-sectional study over a period of 5 months which include 32 children seen in center of speech therapy in three different cities. After the signature of the consent, all children were assessed according to a standardized procedure, including the collection of anamnestic data, clinical data, a mood assessment with CDRS (Children Depression Rating Scale) Thirty two patients were included. The average age of the patients is 11.1 +/- 2.84. The sex ratio M/F is 1.90. As for the educational level of the parents, the majority of them had a high level of education (80%). A history of severe or chronic disease was rare in our sample (only 4 cases). The families have chosen to be examined in 46.5% whereas in 53% of the cases it was the school that suggested Health professionals. The approximate date of the first visit was 3.31 +/- 3.29 years. In 50% of cases, dyslexia was phonological, lexical in 31.3% of cases and mixed in 18.8% of cases. The prevalence of depression was 28.1%, and there is a statistically significant link between age of mothers and the type of dyslexia (p = 0.02) The management of dyslexia begins with the sensitization of teachers. The intervention of practitioners must take into consideration the different clinical aspects of dyslexia and the depressive component.

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