Dyslexia the Gift Blog

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The other day one of the grandsons and I were in the car. Whizzing along we sang, “HI HO, HI

Young children who are able to pay attention and persist with a task have a 50 percent greater chance of

It probably looks impossible at first. But as you scan through the page, the words seem to materialize. As you continue

Research shows that the most common word found in English-language books is “the.” Matjaž Perc at the University of Maribor in Slovenia

A mom writing in the New York Times expresses grief: her first-grade daughter has been diagnosed with dyslexia. The mom

Katie is the 8 year old daughter of a very smart lawyer — but when she asks for help with

What does your dyslexia look like? This is a question that Sue Bell, an adult literacy support specialist, asked dyslexic adults

Recently I interviewed a young man who had successfully completed a degree at university. He was looking to pursue the

About two weeks ago, I wrote about a proposed revision to the DSM-V that retreats from an earlier draft proposal by

Since starting nearly 5 years ago, I have been amazed at the number of labels we invent for the same

This post is borne of frustration. Once again I have encountered a barrier that made it very difficult for me

A comment on the current proposed DSM 5 criteria: New visitors usually discover our web site via a search for

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