Tag: attention focus

The neural signature of creativity

Posted on January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 by Abigail Marshall

In 1980, Ron Davis realized that his mind was at its dyslexic worst when he was at his creative best.

Talk Positively!

Posted on December 31, 2021December 30, 2021 by Margot Young

Here is what I learned when spending time with a child labeled with oppositional defiant disorder and ADHD.

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.

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.

Information Overload

Posted on October 2, 2020September 6, 2021 by Hayley Butcher

For dyslexics, receiving large quantities of information can be challenging and frustrating. Dyslexis process incoming information differently.

Three things you need for success

Posted on May 22, 2020September 7, 2021 by Carl Nigi

In this video, I discuss the three things someone with dyslexia, ADD, ADHD or a learning difference needs in order

The Meds Don’t Work (Updated)

Posted on March 24, 2019December 5, 2021 by Abigail Marshall

A longitudinal study at Johns Hopkins University shows that children on medication for ADHD fared worse over time than unmedicated kids.

Book Review: Out of Autism

Posted on August 9, 2018November 30, 2022 by Abigail Marshall

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.

When things don’t come easy

Posted on September 24, 2016September 12, 2021 by DDAI

We often post reports of dramatic reading improvement with Davis methods, but sometimes a child faces a complex array of barriers.

ADHD? or Sleep Deprivation?

Posted on April 29, 2013January 20, 2015 by Abigail Marshall

An article in the New York Times highlights the fact that many children and adults are mistakenly diagnosed with ADHD,

More than just a memory, it was an EXPERIENCE!

Posted on March 30, 2013September 14, 2021 by Cathy Cook

Frustrating. That’s it. Hugely frustrating dealing, with stereotypes and misperceptions that cloud the field of dyslexia. It’s the closed mindedness

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