Dyslexia Augusti: Does Suetonius describe a pattern of signs consistent with dyslexia?
Dyslexia
; 25(4): 335-344, 2019 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
It is generally agreed that Morgan was the first to reliably describe dyslexia with the case of Percy F. However, Suetonius, in "The lives of the twelve Caesars" describes the Emperor Augustus as having a range of language and literacy difficulties that could be consistent with this diagnosis. Using the framework of cognitive psychology, which rarely comments on the historical record, this article argues that Suetonius describes both signs and compensating strategies typical of an adult with remediated developmental dyslexia. If accepted, this analysis would locate a possible coherent description of the condition back to the second century CE.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dislexia
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dyslexia
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Año:
2019
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Article
País de afiliación:
Irlanda