In order to verify the creative performance and its relationship with different measures of intelligence in a population of children with Developmental Dyslexia, 13 participants diagnosed with this framework were evaluated, 61% (n=8) were male and 39% (n=5) female, aged between nine and 11 years (M=10.92+1.03 ), using the following psychological tests: Test of Children's Figural Creativity (TCFI), Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III), Raven Colored Progressive Matrices (RCPM) and the Human Figure Drawing (HFD-III). Results showed that there was higher concentration of "average" ratings regarding creativity as well as intelligence. Also, the creativity instrument had better performance in the emotionality factor. Four participants had above average performance and can be classified into the so-called dual exceptionality diagnosis, which should be further investigated. Regarding correlations between intelligence and creativity, there was no pattern in the findings (high and significant correlation between RCPM and TCFI, r=.80, not significant for the HFD and the WISC-III with TCFI). Considering the multidimensionality of the constructs involved, further studies involving the investigated group are necessary in order to confirm or refute the results found here.
Dyslexia; psychological assessment; creativity; cognitive ability