Category: First Person Accounts

Building Words and Confidence Together

Posted on September 30, 2022September 18, 2022 by Zoë Jones

Have you ever felt at odds with your own brain? I have; my name is Zoë and I’m 16. I am proud to have dyslexia but that doesn’t mean it isn’t difficult.

Dyslexia – The Elephant in the Room

Posted on September 2, 2022August 18, 2022 by Carl Nigi

In this “Elephant in the Room” series, I define and address the “elephants” that are often so hard to find

My Dyslexic Life -How I Ended Up Upside Down At Pilates

Posted on July 22, 2022July 15, 2022 by Vanessa Victor

You may not realise that being dyslexic can affect your sense of direction, not only your left and right but also your ability to orientate your body in space!

How a Davis Program Turned my Son’s Life Around

Posted on July 1, 2022July 21, 2022 by Nicola Killops

The facilitator had his work cut out for him. He admitted that James was one of his most challenging students — essentially completely illiterate and autistic, albeit high functioning.

Embracing my Dyslexia

Posted on May 13, 2022April 25, 2022 by James Burnell

Before I started my author’s journey, only three people knew I had dyslexia. I was always embarrassed about it and didn’t like to admit I needed help.

My Dyslexic Life: Two Dyslexic Minds

Posted on April 15, 2022April 2, 2022 by Vanessa Victor

My son is very dyslexic, as am I, but we do have different strengths and weaknesses. Not every dyslexic is the same or has the same challenges.

What Dyslexic Math Professors can tell us

Posted on February 25, 2022February 24, 2022 by Abigail Marshall

New research explores the thought processes of dyslexic mathematicians — the strengths they share, and the challenges they encountered along the way.

Focus: Ritalin vs. Davis

Posted on December 10, 2021December 5, 2021 by Elena Nikulina

Recently I had a wonderful 10-year-old boy on an attention mastery program. Let’s say the boy’s name was Misha. Misha

A New Order

Posted on December 3, 2021December 5, 2021 by Tatyana Whitehead

A suprising result after an online Davis Attention Mastery program.

Extraordinary Minds:

Posted on October 29, 2021February 1, 2022 by DDAI

This special video looks at the dyslexic mind and experience. The video combines live-action, interviews and animation.

The Power of Being a Visual Thinker

Posted on October 22, 2021October 20, 2021 by Vanessa Victor

Today I want to talk about something that happened to me which highlighted the difference in our dyslexic thinking style.

How I found my new “normal”

Posted on September 24, 2021August 24, 2021 by Kristiina Goyette

I had always thought Dyslexia was only reading letters or numbers backwards. I was in my 50’s when I realized that I had many of the characteristics.

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