James H. Smith?Spark|Angela J. Fawcett|Roderick I. Nicolson|John E. Fisk
Dyslexic students have more everyday cognitive lapses
Liverpool John Moores University|Bury College|University of Sheffield|University of Kent|Liverpool John Moores University|Bury College|University of Sheffield|University of Kent|Liverpool John Moores University|Bury College|University of Sheffield|University of Kent|Liverpool John Moores University|Bury College|University of Sheffield|University of Kent
dearth information everyday performance difficulties adult dyslexic people study investigates empirical support anecdotal reports increased vulnerability distraction dyslexia using selfreport cognitive failures questionnaire cfq two groups university students dyslexic group nondyslexic control group asked complete cfq dyslexic group reported higher frequency everyday lapses cognition scoring significantly higher number cfq items representative problems include distractibility overfocusing relevant peripheral information missed wordfinding difficulties similar measure administered close friends dyslexic people cfqforothers yielded results consistent cfq major findings friends considered disorganised distractible absentminded normal results indicate clearly continuing effects dyslexia cognition adulthood demonstrate dyslexic impairments limited artificial laboratory tasks even literacy tasks instead pervade everyday life