Reading Ability in Childhood Obesity

Reading Ability in Childhood Obesity

There is some evidence about the negative impact of overweight and obesity on reading ability, with negative consequences on quality of life and school success.

In this neuropsychological research, the relationship between the characteristics of reading abilities in individuals with obesity (age range between 11 and 16 years) and the skills of motor coordination, postural stability, manual dexterity, including graphomotor skills, and estimation of time is investigated according to the cerebellar deficit theory.

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosis of overweight or obesity

Exclusion criteria:

• concurrent neurological, neurodevelopmental (e.g., autism), motor, somatosensory and/or psychiatric disorders.