ANNETTE CALDWELL SIMMONS SCHOOL
OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Client Services

The Diagnostic Center for Dyslexia and Related Disorders

The Learning Therapy program administers The Diagnostic Center for Dyslexia and Related Disorders, which was established in response to a community need for assessment services for ages 5 through adult. The center evaluates disorders related to learning (pre-reading skills, auditory processing, visual processing, phonological processing, reading and spelling acquisition, written expression, dysgraphia and math). The center is dedicated to providing comprehensive initial and follow-up evaluation services and appropriate medical, psychological and educational referrals and recommendations to children, adolescents and adults who are at risk for dyslexia or other learning differences.

Comprehensive initial evaluation services are available to individuals who are seeking a differential diagnosis. In addition, re-evaluation services are available to individuals who have previously been diagnosed with dyslexia or other learning disabilities but require a follow-up evaluation and diagnosis in order to continue receiving remediation and/or accommodations. Based on evaluation results, the center helps clients secure appropriate remediation and/or accommodations (e.g., a time-modified SAT or ACT) and provides medical, audiological and/or psychological referrals if warranted. In addition, clients and/or parents are provided with explicit learning or attention strategies directly related to the area of disability.

Contact information

The Diagnostic Center for Dyslexia and Related Disorders
5236 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite 108
Plano TX 75024
214-768-7323
www.smu.edu/reading