Category: About Dyslexia

The Paradigm of a Learning Disability

Posted on June 11, 2021April 21, 2021 by Carl Nigi

In this video I talk about the current paradigm of learning disabilities and how I believe that we, as dyslexics,

Dyslexic Note-Taking: How to Double Your Memory Performance

Posted on June 4, 2021April 16, 2021 by Arije-Aike de Haas

Visual note-taking is a great way to boost memory performance for anybody who is willing to try. We are able

My Dyslexic Life – Following Instructions

Posted on May 28, 2021April 21, 2021 by Vanessa Victor

A Trip to the Physio: In this segment I’m talking about how overwhelmed we can get when we have lots

Dyslexia: Enable the Learning Difference

Posted on May 14, 2021April 21, 2021 by DDAI

A talk by Sue Blyth Hall (Davis Facilitator, author, and founder of the Whole Dyslexic Society). Everyone is learning-able, however,

The Dyslexic Iceberg: An Excellent Analogy

Posted on May 7, 2021May 6, 2021 by Hayley Butcher

Dyslexia is a widespread and abundant, yet highly varying neurodiversity. The ‘Dyslexic Iceberg’ provides an excellent analogy to aid in understanding dyslexia.

My Dyslexic Life – Relationships

Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 by Vanessa Victor

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.

My Time With Davis Dyslexia Correction Programme

Posted on April 23, 2021May 7, 2021 by Matthew Head

After reading the book The Gift of Dyslexia, I felt the overwhelming need/urge to get myself on a Davis Dyslexia Correction Programme.

Diagnosing Dyslexia: New Criteria, New Dyslexics?

Posted on April 16, 2021March 18, 2021 by Arije-Aike de Haas

In the mid-19th century, we defined dyslexia as an unexpected underachievement in otherwise intelligent individuals. The disagnosic statistic manual for

The Gift of Dyslexia: The Book that Completely Changed my World

Posted on March 26, 2021March 25, 2021 by Matthew Head

After writing my first article on the Gift of Dyslexia blog, it was recommended to me to give the book

Finding Your Special Kind of Smart

Posted on March 19, 2021March 23, 2021 by Abigail Marshall

Book Review: Cartwheels, by Tracy Peterson with Sloane LaFrance. Parents often ask for help in explaining a diagnosis of dyslexia to very young children.

My daughter’s dyslexia: My search for a solution

Posted on March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 by Elena Nikulina

It all started with my daughter. In the third grade, a serious regression began: reading completely went wrong! She read the simplest early reader books and made tons of mistakes in every word.

Dropping into Wonderland

Posted on March 5, 2021March 6, 2021 by Susan Smarjesse

I felt like I had dropped into The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland while doing my first case study for