I sat in a meeting today trying to figure out how to serve a child that is obviously dyslexic. I have no difficulty identifying his problems to be dyslexia...
Sally Shaywitz, M.D. is the author of "Overcoming Dyslexia". It is a great book. And I am a teacher, Ph.D. student and I have dyslexia. So I see it from...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has this very good definition of dyslexia in two of it's publications, ICD-10, The International Statistical Classification...
My thoughts are that dyslexia is a human characteristic such as skin colour. How this would give in individual an advantage or disadvantage would depend on the...
Hi I'm dyslexic and I don't feel that dyslexia is medical condition.. I can't take any drugs and "cure -it". It's a different way of thinking and seeing ...
However, it's a neurological reason that you see things in 3-d etc. Without the neurological defect, you would be fine. People that are blind have a medical...
I am glad that you mentioned this information. It lets me understand my son's problem with how he learns compared to how the school teaches. My daughter...
Have you looked into having your student given a functional MRI this is one of the type of assessments the Shayawitz discusses in her book, "Overcoming...
Hi I am new to this group. I am 43 male that is dyslexia, and Dysgraphia. I have a Master of Fine art in photography. I had all my textbooks on tape I was the...
palomaui6 <ui6@...> wrote:Hi I am new to this group. I am 43 male that is dyslexia, and Dysgraphia. I have a Master of Fine art in photography. I had all...
Hi, I'm new here and I just found your club. I wanted to meet people with dyslexia like me. I look forward to talking with everybody. Take Care, Luke...
Hi I found out that was dyslexia when i was 7 years old. I am now 43 & underemployed wroking as a mail clerk. Carlos dyslexiaclub@yahoogroups.com wrote: To...
Hello All: My name is Glenn McMillon and I am a research assistant at Stanford University. We will soon be running a study to test a program designed to help...
Hi Si, I have known I was dyslexic since I was in 3rd grade. I was in most of the pilot programs in the '70's. When I was in grade school they just put me and...
I joined May 2001 I am 52 & I was in school in the 60's we were called "SPECIAL" and later on in my life;my daugther was also treated for the same thing. I...
For all of the new members please help me out. Hello , I am a doctoral student in Adapted Physical Education with dyslexia. I am researching the experiences...
Hello: I´m Martha , mom of a 16 yrs old kid with dyslexia although we live in Monterrey Mexico I´m very interested in your research and willing to go for...
hi iam writting because i need to talk i usally talk to my mom about this but she would not understand this time or she would get mad at the person ok let me...
I have not been online much within the past year due to computer problems, I lost two of my dogs and busy with genealogy and research. I got my new dog...
hello ppl! I am Adan Abrogina, I am a guidance counselor for an all boys school in the philippines. I have 2 boys with dyslexia and hope you could share me...
Hi, Its stories like yours that are so upsetting. No one should ahve to suffer that sort of treatment at work. Not sure where you live but i suspect there are...
Hi Adan, Well i guess depends how old the boys are and stuff but a mulisensary approach is always the best for kids with dyslexia with lots of over learning. ...
hello and thanks for the welcome. i have 2 dyslexic boys ages 11 and 12. They are doing well in all subjects except in reading and english composition. as a...
Hi. - I have one dyslexic child. We have placed him in a school for dyslexic children here in our town. It has been wonderful. He has progressed two years...
Well, i belive that a multisensory program with lots of over learning is the best way. This is what dyslecia schools specilise in, although they are very...