The Paradigm of a Learning Disability
In this video I talk about the current paradigm of learning disabilities and how I believe that we, as dyslexics,
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Dyslexic Note-Taking: How to Double Your Memory Performance
Visual note-taking is a great way to boost memory performance for anybody who is willing to try. We are able
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My Dyslexic Life – Following Instructions
A Trip to the Physio: In this segment I’m talking about how overwhelmed we can get when we have lots
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When the “Different” Learner meets Cursive Writing
Most folks today don’t write in cursive. Some people never even pick up a pen or pencil. Writing in cursive has become rare — yet reading cursive remains an important life skill.
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Dyslexia: Enable the Learning Difference
A talk by Sue Blyth Hall (Davis Facilitator, author, and founder of the Whole Dyslexic Society). Everyone is learning-able, however,
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The Dyslexic Iceberg: An Excellent Analogy
Dyslexia is a widespread and abundant, yet highly varying neurodiversity. The ‘Dyslexic Iceberg’ provides an excellent analogy to aid in understanding dyslexia.
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My Dyslexic Life – Relationships
Relationships can cause us huge stress or bring us great joy, and dyslexia does have an effect. One of the biggest areas of challenge for us is communication.
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My Time With Davis Dyslexia Correction Programme
After reading the book The Gift of Dyslexia, I felt the overwhelming need/urge to get myself on a Davis Dyslexia Correction Programme.
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Diagnosing Dyslexia: New Criteria, New Dyslexics?
In the mid-19th century, we defined dyslexia as an unexpected underachievement in otherwise intelligent individuals. The disagnosic statistic manual for
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The Emotional Wiring of the Dyslexic Brain
Brain researchers recently explored whether dyslexic children had stronger emotional reactions than non-dyslexic children.
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Test Taking Anxiety
The sweaty palms…the flip-flopping stomach… the brain-fog… reading questions repeatedly. I wonder how many of you can identify with test-taking anxiety. Even years after being in school, some of us still have nightmares about taking tests in school.
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The Gift of Dyslexia: The Book that Completely Changed my World
After writing my first article on the Gift of Dyslexia blog, it was recommended to me to give the book
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