![New to Dyslexia [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/New-to-Dyslexia-Premium.png)
More people are finding out that they're dyslexic, so it seemed like a good time to write a big picture of dyslexia for new members. DYSLEXIC STRENGTHS First of all, there seem to be intrinsic strengths associated with dyslexia and not simply weaknesses or...
![Reading and Learning are About Thinking [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/READING-AND-LEARNING-ARE-ABOUT-THINKING-400x250.jpg)
“Then a strange thing happened. The more I started thinking about what we were studying, the easier it was to remember the facts. Facts began to stick in my head — and I didn’t even have to try to make it happen…” — Don Johnston, CEO After using Don Johnston’s assistive technology with our […]
![Visualizing for a Living [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Visualizing-for-a-Living-Premium-400x250.jpg)
“My mind is very visual: I can see anything in pictures, and I always visualize things. I can’t help it. It’s how I’m wired. So whatever you talk about, I’ll see pictures in my head. Very vivid, colorful, lifelike pictures. They aren’t still pictures. I can make them move. Reality, fiction, whatever. I really have […]
![Connecting the Dots with John Chambers of CISCO [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Connecting-the-dots-400x250.jpg)
“A lot of leaders would say they’re curious. I can tell you from personal experience that most leaders are not. They don’t ask a lot of questions, rarely challenge conventional wisdom, stick with what they know, and often turn to sources that reinforce their existing point of view… my curiosity about things I don’t understand […]
Margaret Rooke is the British author of Creative Successful Dyslexic and Dyslexia is My Superpower. Her books can be purchased online HERE or HERE. Margaret also wrote us , and shared the following from her personal journey with dyslexia: "All parents are...
![Dyslexia and Mapping Out the Mind [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Dyslexia-and-Mapping-out-the-Dyslexic-Mind-1-400x250.png)
When Dan Pink wrote his book about the world needing more skills of the Conceptual Age, many in the dyslexia community couldn’t help but notice that his list looked a lot like common lists of dyslexic strengths: – Artistry – Inventiveness – Big-picture thinking – Pattern recognition – Empathy The implications for education and […]
![Dyslexia and Social Studies [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-07-at-6.15.03-PM-400x250.png)
Many dyslexic students are natural storytellers and may even have a passion for history and analyzing various aspects of society and social change. As a subject Social Studies can be difficult for dyslexic students, so the question is how to build on strengths, but bypass challenges due to extensive reading and writing demands, and […]
![Starting from the Positive Side of Dyslexia [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Starting-From-The-Positive-Side-Of-Dyslexia-400x250.png)
Last week I had a chance to talk with Aillie McKeever of the Schwab Learning Center at Stanford. In 2019, before COVID pandemic had fully taken hold here in the US, Stanford’s Schwab Center had decided to prioritize strengths in their approach to each and every student. They announced a “paradigm shift” to a strength’s […]
![Literary Analysis: Great Dyslexic Book Reviewers [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Book-Reviewers-400x250.png)
I’m always on the look out for dyslexic strengths and advantages presented in new ways and I couldn’t help notice these two popular dyslexic book reviewers on YouTube. It’s beautiful seeing what they’re doing and there’s definitely a lot of complicated strengths that are showcased in their entertaining videos. The first example here is Merphy […]
"My mother was partially dyslexic, and she had terrible trouble spelling. This got her into trouble as she was obviously highly intelligent, so teachers thought she was naughty and lazy. I think when she did mathematics, she had none of these problems, which is why it...
Q: What can you tell me about MIND strengths and dyslexia? A: MIND-Strengths was a concept that we developed in our 2011 book, The Dyslexic Advantage. Both the book and the concept had their origin in our observations that dyslexic people not only shared certain kinds...
This article can be read aloud or translated into over 70 languages by using the red ReciteMe button at top left. To close Reciteme, click the "X" at top right. This Q & A was originally published in Wired Magazine. Normally dyslexia is considered a handicap: a...
