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We’ve Misunderstood Dyslexia for a Century: Here’s What We’re Missing

   

For more than a hundred years, the world has treated dyslexia as simply a reading disorder. That definition has helped millions of children get essential support, but it has also blinded us to something much larger. Dyslexia isn’t only about reading. It’s about how people think. The neurologist Samuel T. Orton, who first described dyslexia in the early 20th century, never saw it as a single deficit. He noted that many of his patients—brilliant, curious individuals who struggled in a specific way with written words—also showed exceptional abilities in spatial reasoning, pattern recognition, and creative problem-solving. Orton viewed dyslexia as a distinctive cognitive profile, not a defect. Over the century that followed, research narrowed. In the 1980s, the “phonological deficit” model […]

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The Dyslexic Advantage Documentary Explores How the Dyslexic Minds Drive Creativity and Innovation

The Dyslexic Advantage, is poised to reshape public understanding of dyslexia. The film moves beyond the usual narrative of struggle to highlight one of the world’s most prevalent learning differences as a powerful engine for creativity, problem-solving, and discovery. Produced by the non-profit Dyslexic Advantage, the film argues that the unique cognitive wiring of dyslexic individuals—who make up nearly one in five people—has been a driving force behind some of humanity’s greatest achievements in science, art, and entrepreneurship. For decades, the conversation around dyslexia has been overwhelmingly focused on its challenges, particularly in reading and writing. While these difficulties are real, this narrow view has overshadowed a remarkable truth: many dyslexic individuals possess a distinct advantage in their way of thinking. The film […]

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Interconnected Minds: How Dyslexic People Can Read More Deeply [Premium]

Interconnected Minds: How Dyslexic People Can Read More Deeply [Premium]

Dyslexia is also associated with deeper aspects of reading, whether it’s understanding story structure, or weaving together complex relationships and themes that others may miss.

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Seeing Differently: Behind the Making of the Dyslexic Advantage Movie [Premium]

An inside look at how dyslexic strengths came alive on screen. This fall, the world will be invited to see dyslexia in a new light.

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You Don’t Have to be Well-Rounded [Premium]

One of the truths that many people have had to grapple with is not being well-rounded. If you look up “well-rounded” in a dictionary, you might find definitions saying that a well-rounded person is someone who has a wide range of skills, experiences, and interests.

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Making Reading Progress but Slower than Expected [Premium]

Often there are other factors like more significant auditory processing, working memory, or visual processing difficulties that can make progress in reading much slower.

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Imagination and the Determination of Octavia Butler

Octavia Butler was a groundbreaking and influential science fiction writer in the 20th and early 21st century. She had many award-winning novels and stories, and won a MacArthur Genius grant, Hugo and Nebula awards, and was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.

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3x Academy Award Winning Filmmaker Robert Benton [Premium]

Three times Academy Award winning filmmaker Robert Benton passed away at the age of 92 last month, but his movies will be part of his legacy forever.

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Is Autocorrect Helping or Hurting? [Premium]

The goal is to help students be successful in school and in life. Some students with severe dysgraphia and dyslexia can become professional writers with spellcheck and grammar check.

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