Category: First Person Accounts

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.

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.

Small Words and Punctuation

Posted on September 10, 2021September 5, 2021 by Christina Tan

I recently facilitated a 5-day Davis Dyslexia Correction Programme with an adult dyslexic. Diagnosed in primary school, she received short-term

Exposing The Imposter Syndrome

Posted on September 3, 2021August 22, 2021 by Hayley Butcher

The imposter syndrome is psychological phenomenon referring to internal thoughts of incompetence, feelings of being less intelligent, successful or even

How can I help others when I’m not perfect?

Posted on August 20, 2021August 22, 2021 by Almaz Wijkel

Can I help children with dyslexia, if I can’t write flawlessly? This is a question I asked myself after a

Learning disability or gift?

Posted on July 23, 2021June 23, 2021 by Carl Nigi

Charlie came to me for a Davis Dyslexia program. Here is what he thinks about the Davis program and how it has helped him.

My Dyslexic Life -The To-Do List

Posted on July 9, 2021June 13, 2021 by Vanessa Victor

To-do lists have never worked for me. I always start with good intentions, and I do write lots and lots

Observing — Not so Easy?

Posted on July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 by Tatyana Whitehead

Is it easy to observe? When I was in training to become a Davis Facilitator,, I learned how hard the role of observer can be.

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