Dyslexia: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Eyes and eye appendages (H00-H59).

  • Disorders of vision, unspecified

Ears – mastoid process (H60-H95)

  • Hearing disorders, unspecified

Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99).

  • Isolated reading disorder
  • Isolated spelling disorder
  • Reading-spelling disorder – reading-spelling performance is significantly lower than age group; in addition, reading-spelling performance is lower than intelligence quotient suggests; reading-spelling disorder must be excluded
  • Reading/spelling disability – caused by inadequate schooling, sensory impairment, or a mental/neurological disorder
  • Neurological disorders, unspecified

Injuries, poisonings, and other sequelae of external causes (S00-T98).

  • Injuries to the brain, unspecified