News & Views from Davis Dyslexia Association International
Out of Autism takes the reader through each phase of the Davis Autism program, interweaving practical explanations with the accounts of the very different experiences of each of the children and adults that Dr. Cathy Dodge Smith has worked with.
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The Benefits of Humour
Laughter is infectious. Sometimes I don’t even know what a person is laughing at, yet it makes me burst out sniggering
I want to Unlearn Dyslexia
This is the program objective that my young client gave herself: unlearn dyslexia.” Her answer is relevant and lucid: yes, dyslexia is the result of learning.
Fish Don’t Climb Trees – A different take on dyslexia
Davis Facilitator Sue Hall has updated her book: “Fish Don’t Climb Trees: A Whole New Look at Dyslexia”. Sue understands dyslexia from the inside out – as a dyslexic person with vivid recollections of frustrations experienced in elementary school, as a parent who searched for and found a solution
The Sociology of Dyslexia
Dyslexia is often considered purely in a medical or biological sense. The social model also explores social, cultural and political concerns.
How does your child think?
A short video about the differences between word-based and visual thinking, produced by Davis Facilitator Brenda Baird.