| Learning Difficulties mmm from disabilities back to your natural gifts |
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| Bonny Beuret |
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The Gift of Dyslexia Ronald D. Davis wrote The Gift of Dyslexia in 1994 The book has traveled around the world, been translated into 17 languages. Thousands of people have listened to Ron’s works and presentations on every continent. This little book changed the way the world looks at dyslexia and how to treat it. Back then one hardly would have made reference to the extraordinary “talents”, the “giftedness”, and the “genius” of the dyslexic. The word meant “disability”, “impairment”, “defect”, “remediation”, and above all “failure” and fear of exposure. Yet nowadays, we read more and more about the gifted dyslexic, see her on TV, hear him interviewed on the radio. Trouble with words…and more Simply put, dyslexia means “trouble with words”. We include difficulties with reading, writing, math, attention (ADD/ADHD), coordination, and sensory processing in the definition. The symptoms of dyslexia vary from person to person and from time of day to time of day. (See: 37 Characteristics of Dyslexia) But just about each and every dyslexic will, on the other hand, have some particular area(s) in his or her life in which he really excels! From a disability to a gift But what are these gifts? How can a gift cause a disability? Here is the key: those very strengths and those weaknesses that you will find living side by side in the dyslexic stem from the same source. At the very root of dyslexia lies a gift – a certain way of reacting to confusion (which we call disorientation) and a certain way of thinking (mostly in pictures) and a certain way of perceiving the world (multi-dimensionally). When these three characteristics all come together, then you have in front of you a very intelligent human being! -– someone who is extremely imaginative, always curious and frequently highly intuitive. You also have a person in front of you who is probably having difficulties with the 3 R’s, maybe even labeled “learning disabled”, or worse – “lazy”, “unruly”, etc. For more in-depth discussion, please refer to the article below: The Theory Behind Davis Dyslexia Correction Methods, by Abigail Marshall |
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Professional services described as Davis®, Davis Dyslexia Correction®, Davis Symbol Mastery®, Davis Orientation Counseling®, and Davis Math Mastery® may only be provided by persons who are employed by a licensed Davis Specialist, or who are trained and licensed as Davis Facilitators by Davis Dyslexia Association International. |