News & Views from Davis Dyslexia Association International
Imagine a situation where children are required to stay in one place and eat no food every day for hours on end. To mitigate this, they’re allowed to have one small snack. Some children do okay, but others continue to complain of hunger…
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a complex condition that affects individuals of all ages. In this video, we dive
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A close look at six symptoms of ADHD and how they overlap with dyslexia. Do they share the same cause?
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Davis Facilitator Cala Dyck of Vancouver, Canada, created this 4-minute animated video to explain the causes of disorientation, and how
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In this video, I discuss the three things someone with dyslexia, ADD, ADHD or a learning difference needs in order
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A longitudinal study at Johns Hopkins University shows that children on medication for ADHD fared worse over time than unmedicated kids.
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We often post reports of dramatic reading improvement with Davis methods, but sometimes a child faces a complex array of barriers.
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New research shows that if you want ADHD kids to learn, you have to let them squirm. The foot-tapping, leg-swinging
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He wanted to motivate his 2nd graders to be life-long learners — but current trends in educational policy stand in his way.
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In yet another case of a scientific study to prove what should be obvious, researchers now report that children with
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Dyslexia Q&A: The Dark Side of Dyslexia
This is the sixth of a seven-video series taken from an interview style Q & A session. In this video we discuss some of the hardships that dyslexic children and adults face in life.
Disorientation and Visual Confusion
When my clients arrive with visual sensory disorientations it can be a result of life stress. Or simply that they are naturally strong visual learners in a world of words where confusion causes these symptoms.
How to Tell Time
The seven most common sources of confusion for children, and how to address them.
Dyslexia Q&A: Which Program is Right for Me?
This is the fifth of a seven-video series taken from an interview style Q & A session. In these videos we explore the experience of disorientation.
There is Hope
I talk to a lot of tearful moms. Sometimes on the phone, sometimes in person. And sometimes they find my booth at a conference. As they share the struggles that their child has been facing, empathy fills my heart because I was there, too.
