Healthcare Pathway
The Celebrate Dyslexia Healthcare Initiative aims to ensure individuals with dyslexia are accurately screened, diagnosed, and supported as a recognized neurobiological condition.
By transforming medical practice, education, and policy, this initiative seeks to make dyslexia a treatable, reimbursable, and well-understood condition, closing the gap for the nearly 20% of the U.S. population impacted by dyslexia who remain underserved.
Early identification, access to resources, and education for medical professionals have started to shift healthcare practices, paving the way for broader ICD-10 adoption and standardized dyslexia treatment protocols.
Our Work in Action
Policy and Advocacy
- Reclassify dyslexia in ICD-10 as a recognized neurobiological condition (G code), ensuring insurance coverage for screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Influence military and commercial medical practices, leveraging precedence in the National Defense Authorization Act to accelerate adoption.
Clinical Practice and Education
- Develop standardized diagnostic criteria, clinical practice guidelines, and validated screening tools for use in pediatric, family medicine, and developmental pediatric programs.
- Incorporate dyslexia into medical school curricula and residency/fellowship training programs to equip practitioners with the skills and knowledge to diagnose and treat dyslexia accurately.
Integration and Support
- Facilitate collaboration between medical professionals, educators, and families to ensure evidence-based interventions are communicated and implemented effectively.
- Provide accessible resources, action plans, and advocacy guidance to support individuals from screening through intervention and accommodations.
Our Impact in 2025
- We have provided Dyslexia 101 training to 130 medical professionals. Because of this, two residents in the Christus Family Residency Program began conducting original research on dyslexia, with guidance from our Executive Director.
- Goldsbury Foundation is engaging with Celebrate Dyslexia in policy advocacy for the medical code and supported White Paper production with Manatt to highlight the importance of early identification, as well as the need for a diagnostic code.
- An additional White Paper will be produced in partnership with the University of Texas San Antonio’s Urban Education Institute and Methodist Healthcare Ministries, focusing on statistics in Bexar County to provide evidence-based research on outcomes of individuals with dyslexia.
