Category: About Dyslexia

Strengths Versus Weaknesses

Posted on December 4, 2020September 5, 2020 by Hayley Butcher

So often when reading about dyslexia one reads and hears only the negative impacts, the struggles and difficulties dyslexic individuals

A Mother’s Path to Discovery

Posted on November 27, 2020November 26, 2020 by Abigail Marshall

Book Review: Reversed, a memoir, by Lois Letchford. A mother’s quest to help her dyslexic son.

Why Dyslexics Don’t Have A Bad Memory: Research vs Myth

Posted on November 20, 2020November 18, 2020 by Arije-Aike de Haas

Maybe you’ve heard it before– “Dyslexics have a bad memory”–but this isn’t completely true. Let’s look to science (Baddeley’s model

How to spot trouble with trigger words

Posted on November 13, 2020June 22, 2020 by Carl Nigi

Dyslexia: how to tell if someone is having difficulty with trigger words In this video I continue to discuss why

The Dyslexic Statistic

Posted on November 6, 2020August 25, 2020 by Hayley Butcher

Dyslexia is a common neurodiversity that is ever or omnipresent across all cultures, ages, and societies. Worldwide statistics emphasise than

How to Reframe Dyslexia: An Exercise

Posted on October 30, 2020September 23, 2020 by Arije-Aike de Haas

The way we think about our past experiences as dyslexics can really shape who we believe we are and how

Miseducation and Dyslexia

Posted on October 23, 2020October 18, 2020 by Abigail Marshall

A recent article in “The Guardian” profiled the views of British psychologist Julian Elliot. He criticizes the lack of a uniform standard for dyslexia diagnosis, but is mistaken to question the existence of dyslexia.

Problems with small words

Posted on October 16, 2020June 14, 2020 by Carl Nigi

Dyslexia: why words like “the”, “enough” and “is” are such a problem In this video I discuss why people with

Information Overload

Posted on October 2, 2020October 4, 2020 by Hayley Butcher

For dyslexics, receiving large quantities of information can be challenging and frustrating. Dyslexis process incoming information differently.

Orthographic Mapping and Dyslexia

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 by Abigail Marshall

Educators use the term “orthographic mapping” to describe the way that written words are etched into long-term memory. Once a person has “mapped” a word, they will be able to recognize the word instantly by sight

A Key to Learning: Connecting

Posted on September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 by Patrick Courtois

In addition to my Davis® Dyslexia Correction practice, I regularly teach supportive math lessons to students between sixth and 12th

Dyslexia, AD(H)D or Learning Disability?

Posted on September 11, 2020August 25, 2020 by Carl Nigi

Confusion over terminology In this video I talk about the confusion that can arise over terminology and simplify it. Some