Researchers from the Colorado Learning Disabilities Research Center looked at 457 pairs of twins to study the causes of reading disabilites, ADHD, and related disorders. They discovered that both disorders were associated with a slow processing speed and the twin-analyses showed a significant genetic correlation between RD and ADHD.
I found this article interesting because I have a cousin who has both of these disorders. Hopefully further research can find the specific genetic similarties between both of these disorders so that new treatments can be developed.
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