Dyslexia the Gift Blog

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, 2021August 24, 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 Emotional Wiring of the Dyslexic Brain

Posted on April 9, 2021August 12, 2021 by Abigail Marshall

Brain researchers recently explored whether dyslexic children had stronger emotional reactions than non-dyslexic children.

Test Taking Anxiety

Posted on April 2, 2021September 2, 2021 by Elizabeth Bertran

The sweaty palms…the flip-flopping stomach… the brain-fog… reading questions repeatedly. I wonder how many of you can identify with test-taking anxiety. Even years after being in school, some of us still have nightmares about taking tests in school.

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

Posted on March 26, 2021August 12, 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, 2021September 2, 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, 2021September 2, 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, 2021September 2, 2021 by Susan Smarjesse

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

My Own Experience Growing Up Dyslexic

Posted on February 26, 2021September 2, 2021 by Carl Nigi

In this video I talk about my own experience growing up dyslexic, and why I became a Davis facilitator.

Dyslexic Identities – How do you see yourself?

Posted on February 19, 2021December 28, 2020 by Arije-Aike de Haas

Researchers identified three different types of dyslexic identities. The first group sees themselves as differently enabled. In a group with

Dyslexia and Emotional Intelligence

Posted on February 12, 2021September 2, 2021 by Hayley Butcher

Do dyslexics have higher levels of emotional intelligence, sensitivity, and awareness of others? If so, what is the source if these strengths?

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