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title: 'Video: How does dyslexia play out in different languages?'
description: Is dyslexia the same in English as it is in, say, Chinese? Watch this video to hear about the latest research on dyslexia in different languages.
slug: video-how-does-dyslexia-play-out-in-different-languages
published: '2019-08-05T15:57:47.438Z'
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lang: en
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# Video: How does dyslexia play out in different languages?

[![Dyslexia in different languages](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/B3E4BA3F0FB943E690AF0EBFDCC9356C/3cce54a201e918a9fbf14f99c9b60582/012418_Video_How_Does_Dyslexia_Play_Out_in_Different_Languages.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ef-3MXhl3Cg)

Is [dyslexia](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-is-dyslexia) the same in different countries and cultures? Would a child with dyslexia struggle with Chinese the same way she might with English or Spanish? Hear from Fumiko Hoeft, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry at the Weill Institute for Neurosciences at UCSF, about how dyslexia affects children who speak different languages.

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