Tag: video

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

My Own Experience Growing Up Dyslexic

Posted on February 26, 2021January 29, 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

Is Dyslexia A Disability? Why Not to Trust the Label

Posted on January 22, 2021December 22, 2020 by Arije-Aike de Haas

Is dyslexia a disability?” Yes, officially dyslexics carry the label “disabled.” Dyslexia is explicitly mentioned as a disability in the

Davis programs: what is available and why do them

Posted on January 15, 2021January 31, 2021 by Carl Nigi

In this video I give an overview of the different types of Davis programs and the learning difficulties each program

The Banana Story

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 by Carl Nigi

Dyslexia: the banana story – helping clients to understand trigger words In this video, I give a fun example of

Stress, the student’s companion

Posted on December 11, 2020December 9, 2020 by Patrick Courtois

What student or former student has never felt a moment of stress when hearing their teacher announce a pop quiz,

Why Dyslexics Don’t Have A Bad Memory: Research vs Myth

Posted on November 20, 2020November 18, 2020 by Arije-Aike de Haas

Maybe you’ve heard it before– “Dyslexics have a bad memory”–but this isn’t completely true. Let’s look to science (Baddeley’s model

How to spot trouble with trigger words

Posted on November 13, 2020June 22, 2020 by Carl Nigi

Dyslexia: how to tell if someone is having difficulty with trigger words In this video I continue to discuss why

How to Reframe Dyslexia: An Exercise

Posted on October 30, 2020September 23, 2020 by Arije-Aike de Haas

The way we think about our past experiences as dyslexics can really shape who we believe we are and how

Problems with small words

Posted on October 16, 2020June 14, 2020 by Carl Nigi

Dyslexia: why words like “the”, “enough” and “is” are such a problem In this video I discuss why people with

Dyslexia, AD(H)D or Learning Disability?

Posted on September 11, 2020August 25, 2020 by Carl Nigi

Confusion over terminology In this video I talk about the confusion that can arise over terminology and simplify it. Some