Dyslexia

This wonderful and well-written book for a non-dyslexic parent to help them with a dyslexic child. But I found it extremely interesting especially the beginning half that explained how a dyslexic brain is structured differently from a non-dyslexic and how that explains many of the challenges and special abilities that I have.

In general, this book was extremely empowering for me, and I very much appreciative of the work the writers are doing to help people with dyslexia. Some of my favourite parts were when I went “ohhh doesn’t everyone think like that.”

The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain Dyslexic Advantage

GCHQ has an army of dyslexics to analyze complex data, it has emerged. Oliver Wright, The Independent's Home Editor, who has the condition, spells out their special skills.

Dyslexia: There are benefits worth waiting for It may have been more than 30 years ago now but the weekly misery of English spelling tests is still engrained in my mind. Nesesery. Becose. Rerly. Thort. Or, for that matter, speling itself.

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Why people with dyslexia are successful in business -- Newspapers article

Tracing Business Acumen to Dyslexia - New York Times A study concluded that dyslexics were more likely than nondyslexics to excel in oral communication and problem solving and to own two or more businesses.

Causes of dyslexia

Dyslexia is caused by differences in the areas of the brain that deal with language, which aren't yet fully understood.

Several areas in the brain interact in a complex way to coordinate the manipulation of words needed for reading, writing and spelling, so the features of any one person's dyslexia will depend on which areas are affected and how.

There may be problems, for example, receiving sensory information through vision or hearing, holding it or structuring it in the brain, or retrieving it later, or there may be problems with the speed of processing information.

Brain-imaging scans show that when dyslexic people try to process information their brains work differently to those without dyslexia. This has nothing to do with intellect - people with dyslexia show a normal range of intelligence.

Inherited or genetic factors are important in dyslexia and other family members are often affected.