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'''The Dyslexia Group''' was one of the early research groups at the [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]]. It was created and managed collaboratively by [[Yiannis Laouris]] and [[Pantelis Makris]]. Three professors from the [[University of Cyprus]], Prof. [[Athanasios Gagatzis]], [[Andreas Papapavlou]], and [[Timotheos Papadopoulos]] have also participated in Journal Meetings and research activities and have collaborated in the organization of workshops and conferences. A number of international scholars have served as advisors, including [[Chris Singletton]], [[Peter Gerjets]], [[Tobias Banaschewski]] and  [[Aribert Rothenberger]]. The pioneer members of the group included: [[Despo Minaidou]], [[Christiane El-Haddad]], [[Petroula Petrou]] and [[Mira Ioannou]].
'''The Dyslexia Group''' was one of the early research groups at the [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]]. It was created and managed collaboratively by [[Yiannis Laouris]] and [[Pantelis Makris]]. Three professors from the [[University of Cyprus]], Prof. [[Athanasios Gagatzis]], [[Andreas Papapavlou]], and [[Timotheos Papadopoulos]] have also participated in Journal Club Meetings and research activities and have collaborated in the organization of workshops and conferences. A number of international scholars have served as advisors, including [[Chris Singletton]], [[Peter Gerjets]], [[Tobias Banaschewski]] and  [[Aribert Rothenberger]]. The Group has collaborated with the [[Cyprus Dyslexia Association]] in pilot studies and awareness campaigns. The pioneer members of the group included: [[Despo Minaidou]], [[Christiane El-Haddad]], [[Petroula Petrou]] and [[Mira Ioannou]].




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* Prof. [[Timotheos Papadopoulos]], University of Cyprus
* Prof. [[Timotheos Papadopoulos]], University of Cyprus
* Mrs. [[Christiane El-Haddad]],  [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]]; Coordinator and Organizer of [[Computers and Dyslexia 1997 Conference]]
* Mrs. [[Christiane El-Haddad]],  [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]]; Coordinator and Organizer of [[Computers and Dyslexia 1997 Conference]]
* Dr.med. [[Joulietta Kalli-Laouri]], Child- and Adolescent Psychiatry Specialist
* Mrs. [[Despo Minaidou]], Speech Expert; Coordinator and Organizer of [[Computers and Dyslexia 1996 Conference]]
* Mrs. [[Despo Minaidou]], Speech Expert; Coordinator and Organizer of [[Computers and Dyslexia 1996 Conference]]
* Mrs. [[Petroula Petrou]], Educator, Ministry of Education; Coordinator and Organizer of [[Computers and Dyslexia 1998 Conference]] together with [[Mira Ioannou]]
* Mrs. [[Petroula Petrou]], Educator, Ministry of Education; Coordinator and Organizer of [[Computers and Dyslexia 1998 Conference]] together with [[Mira Ioannou]]
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* Mrs. Demetra Demetriadou
* Mrs. Demetra Demetriadou


The work of the group reached a highlight between 1999 and 2001 when the group won one of the very first grants of the [[Research Promotion Foundation]] and implemented [[Development of methodology and software for the diagnosis and treatement of learning difficulties with emphasis in dyslexia]], which has later led to the development of [[Mental Attributes Profiling System]].
The work of the group reached a highlight between 1999 and 2001 when the [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology institute]] won one of the very first grants of the [[Research Promotion Foundation]] and implemented [[Development of methodology and software for the diagnosis and treatement of learning difficulties with emphasis in dyslexia]], which has later led to the development of [[Mental Attributes Profiling System]].