Time Blindness
I could never warm up to Alice in Wonderland. It was too crazy, too frantic. Time in Wonderland seemed troubled; topsy turvy. Characters rushed around and a sense of haste…
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Tag: disorientation
Frustration!
Imagine this scenario: A 7-year-old with fine motor difficulties wakes up in the morning. He struggles to dress, because the clothes he wants to wear have buttons that are too small.
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Unwrapping the Gift of Dyslexia
I am pretty sure that Ron Davis was the first person to call dyslexia a gift, when he published his book The Gift of Dyslexia in 1994. Nowadays, many people talk about dyslexia’s gifts, but what is it?
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Orientation: To be, or not to be?
If being orientated permits you to perceive accurately the facts of reality, wouldn’t it just be best to stay orientated all the time? Well, no.
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You can flip the switch!
If you think of your brain as a power grid, there are billions of pathways or roads, lighting up every time you think, feel or do something. Every time we think in a certain way, practice a particular task, or feel an emotion, we strengthen a road.
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Getting Orientated
When you want to perceive the true facts of reality for listening, looking, or remembering something in the outside environment, there is a best place for the mind’s eye to be.
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Dysfunctional Science – How a study about dyslexia got things wrong
And how some researchers are starting to get things right (2022 update). Dyslexic differences reflect underlying mental strengths, not brain defects.
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Imagine a Pink Elephant
What is in control of your intelligence? It is your mind’s eye. Your mind’s eye moves from its favorite, natural place to think, imagine, create and solve problems. To do this it must disorientate.
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My Dyslexic Life -How I Ended Up Upside Down At Pilates
You may not realise that being dyslexic can affect your sense of direction, not only your left and right but also your ability to orientate your body in space!
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Unveiling the Secrets of Math
Dyscalculia is a condition that affects one’s ability to acquire arithmetic skills. Its root cause is the same as for dyslexia, a distortion in perceptions triggered by confusion.
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Orientation – Disorientation
For me, prior to work with the Davis method for dyslexia, I thought of ‘orientation’ as the first days of
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Confused About Confusion
Being confused and bewildered is one of my most common states of mind. I frequently find myself being confused about why I’m confused.
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